2015 Winners: ARSC Awards for ExcellenceThe Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Begun in 1991, the awards are presented to authors and publishers of books, articles, liner notes, and monographs, to recognize outstanding published research in the field of recorded sound. In giving these awards, ARSC recognizes outstanding contributions, encourages high standards, and promotes awareness of superior works. Two awards may be presented annually in each category—one for best history and one for best discography. Certificates of Merit are presented to runners-up of exceptionally high quality. The 2015 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2014. All of the honorees have now been notified, and certificates and one year memberships to ARSC are being produced and distributed. The winners will also be acknowledged at the awards ceremony at the ARSC national conference in Bloomington, Indiana, May 2016. Select titles below for links to
[ Best Historical Research in Blues, Gospel, Rhythm & Blues ]
[ Best Historical Research in Classical Music ]
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Country, Folk, or World Music]
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Rock and Popular Music ]
[ Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music ]
[ Best Historical Research in Record Labels ]
For more information, please contact Roberta Freund Schwartz (University of Kansas). Winners are chosen by the ARSC Awards Committee: five elected judges representing specific fields of study, plus the ARSC President, and the Book Review Editor of the ARSC Journal. The members of the 2015 ARSC Awards Committee are: Roberta Freund Schwartz (Committee Co-Chair), David Lewis (Committee Co-Chair), Patrick Feaster (ARSC President), James Farrington (Book Review Editor, ARSC Journal), Jon Samuels (Classical Music Judge), Dan Morgenstern (Jazz Music Judge), Matthew Barton (Popular Music Judge), Cary Ginnell (Judge-At-Large), and Richard Spottswood (Judge-at-Large).
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