Foreword and Front Matter
Nota Bene Editors-in-Chief

Behind the Bandstand: Jay G. Sims and the Internal Workings of the Sousa Band
Caitlin D. McAlister

Not to Be Born Were Best? A Review of Henry Zajaczkowski's Article on Tchaikovsky's Hidden Program within the Pathétique Symphony
Céleste Pagniello

A Mythic Heroine in Der Rosenkavalier
Bridget Ramzy

Cover Songs and Tradition: A Case Study of Symphonic Metal
Benjamin Hillier

Discriminating Ears: Critical Receptions of Blackness in the Music of George Gershwin and William Grant Still
Hannah Edgar