Disney's Lost Chords Website

You may have noticed the link in the sidebar pointing at a new site specifically for the book Disney's Lost Chords by Russell Schroeder.
I made this site because I truly feel this is a glorious, noteworthy enterprise and that the book should be in every home!

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