Berea's Celebration of Traditional Music has been held annually since 1974 and continues to the present day. The numerous singers and musicians heard on Celebration recordings document the full range of Appalachian music's ethnic, vocal, and instrumental
Harry Rice, Sound Archivist at Hutchins Library's Special Collections & Archives, explores the complementary nature of various types of musical activities at Berea, including the teaching of European Art Music, the preservation of more vernacular music traditions, as well at the Black Music Ensemble