University Library News

On Saturday May 10th, The Great American Songbook High School Vocal Competition and Workshop will be held on the Georgia State University campus.  This event is presented by The Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative and is dedicated solely to the music of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood from the early to mid-twentieth century.  Regional finalists will spend the day in workshops with music educators and industry professionals.  The finalists will then perform a FREE concert for the public at 7:00 p.m. at the Florence Kopleff Recital Hall.

Resources in the Georgia State University Library related to the Great American Songbook:

• Johnny Mercer Collection

• Popular Music and Culture Collection

• Sheet Music Collection

• Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song (2003).

• America’s Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley (2006).

• History of Popular Music (1961).