The Poetry of Music: The Howard Swanson Papers at the Amistad Research Center
by Felicia D. Render, Archivist “The only thing I live for is my music.” —Howard Swanson Throughout history, people and groups honor their cultural heritage through artistic expressions of lyrics and music. They, in turn, are passionate about passing down their elements of sound – either through playing instruments, vocal melodic renditions of classical songs, or poetic tones and other unique ways of presenting culture. Musician and composer Howard Swanson became that vessel