http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/ en Copyright 2009 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:43:13 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss On Friday, October 9, the Music Library, Listening Center, and all of Deering Library will be closed to the public so the building can be used for events related to the inauguration of President Schapiro. The building will be open again on Saturday, Oct. 10, with our usual hours:

• Music Library: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Listening Center: 1:00-5:00 PM

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Mon.- Thurs. -- 8:30 AM-10:00 PM (LC: 10:00 AM-10:00 PM)

Fri. -- 8:30 AM-5:00 PM (LC: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM)

Sat. -- 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (LC: 1:00-5:00 PM)

Sun. -- 1:00-10:00 PM (LC: same) Please note these exceptions:

• Thanksgiving holiday -- Thurs. (Nov. 26)-Fri. (Nov. 27): Closed; Sat. (Nov. 28): Open 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
• Christmas holiday -- Thurs. (Dec. 24)-Sun. (Dec. 27): Closed
• New Year's holiday -- Thurs. (Dec. 31)-Fri. (Jan. 1): Closed; Sat. (Jan. 2): Open 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

As always, access to rare materials, manuscripts, and archives requires an appointment. For further information, see the Music Library website. Still have questions? Contact us!]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/003686.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/003686.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:52:45 -0600 Beginning September 22, members of the Northwestern community are invited to check out items from the Music Library's extensive holdings of nearly 30,000 CDs. The collection is especially strong in classical recordings but also includes jazz, world music, musical theatre, and some popu;ar music. Previously available for use only in the Listening Center, these CDs can now be borrowed for up to two weeks. Students, faculty, and staff can borrow up to five CDs at a time. (Faculty can request delivery directly to their offices.) See the Music Library's website for more information. ]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/003679.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/003679.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:37:14 -0600

Mon.- Fri. -- 1:00-5:00 PM

Sat.-Sun. -- Closed Please note these exceptions: The Listening Center and Computer Lab will be entirely closed from Aug. 1 through Sept. 21, and the Music Library will be closed on Mon., Sept. 9, in observance of Labor Day. ]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/003047.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/003047.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:44:19 -0600 A new exhibit -- Sound Design: The Rise and Demise of Album Art -- celebrates cover art on LP record albums, demonstrating how this art form developed and is being lost today with the emergence of downloaded music. Over 60 notable examples of album artwork are included. As a collaborative project of the Music Library and the Art Collection, the exhibit is curated by Stephanie Hewson, Lindsay King, Morris Levy, and Greg MacAyeal. Located on the first level of the Main Library, the exhibit will be in place until September 10.]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/003025.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/003025.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:30:16 -0600 IPA Source. This database contains International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. Over 4,000 individual musical works are included. Access to IPA Source is available on or off campus, from the Music Library homepage or the ER directory.]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002414.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002414.html Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:04:41 -0600 Ligeti, a leading figure of the post-World War II avant garde, was asked in the early 1970s by conductor Mario di Bonaventura to compose a piano concerto. Following years of delay, the first version of the concerto was premiered in October 1986 in Graz, Austria, under the baton of Maestro di Bonaventura with his brother, Anthony di Bonaventura, as soloist. Subsequent revision of the concerto led Ligeti to compose two additional movements, and the premiere of the complete five-movement work was given in Vienna in February 1988, again with the brothers di Bonaventura performing. The following November, Mario di Bonaventura conducted another historic performance of the concerto, this time with Volker Banfield at the keyboard, in the work’s American premiere at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Though at the time he was a faculty member at Dartmouth College, di Bonaventura had connections to Northwestern through his wife, Dorothy, an alumna of the School of Music, and his close friend George Howerton, Dean of the School of Music from 1951 to 1971. Describing the American premiere of the concerto as “a big, dramatic, compelling kaleidoscope of sounds” with “grotesque splashes of instrumental color, eruptive cluster chords, [and] passages that sound like controlled aleatory,” the Chicago Tribune praised the performance, in which “the orchestra played as if possessed” and di Bonaventura proved to be “a model collaborator.” As a token of this collaboration and their friendship, Ligeti gave di Bonaventura the manuscript for the Piano Concerto, which became one of the conductor’s most prized possessions. In 2006, the Music Library began conversations with Mr. di Bonaventura about this manuscript. Learning of the Music Library’s extensive holdings of original materials by prominent twentieth-century composers like Cage, Lutosławski, and Boulez, and also knowing well Northwestern's historical association with the concerto, Maestro di Bonaventura decided the Music Library would be the ideal permanent home for the manuscript. As Ligeti's final, carefully notated draft of the work, the manuscript serves as a valuable resource for studying the dense harmonies, close counterpoint, and complex rhythms that characterize the concerto. The acquisition of such a manuscript would be notable under any circumstance, but given the work’s ties to Northwestern, this is an especially important addition to our library.]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002396.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002396.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:59:05 -0600 We are pleased to introduce Stephanie Hewson, the Music Library's new Listening Center Assistant. In this position, Stephanie's responsibilities include providing circulation and other public services in the Listening Center, receiving and coordinating reserve requests for sound recordings, supervising student assistants, managing stacks for books and scores, and handling all billing and fines for the Music Library. Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts in Music for Illinois State University, and she is currently pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science at Dominican University. In her previous library experience, she has served as Reference Assistant and Music Assistant at ISU's library and as Circulation Assistant at the Bloomington Public Library. When you see Stephanie in the Listening Center, please say hello and welcome her to Northwestern!]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002288.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002288.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:31:20 -0600 We are very pleased to welcome Greg MacAyeal as Assistant Head of the Music Library. Greg comes to Northwestern from Roosevelt University, where he has been Director of the Performing Arts Library since 2002. Prior to his work at Roosevelt, Greg was Fine Arts Librarian and Library Events Coordinator at Augustana College from 1998 to 2002. As Assistant Head of Northwestern's Music Library, Greg will have a wide array of responsibilities, including managing all public-services operations, serving as the primary music librarian for reference and instruction, and participating in collection development. Greg holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music in Composition from DePaul University, and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As a member of the Music Library Association, he serves on MLA's Collection Development and Resource Sharing Committee, has recently completed a term on the Education Committee, and coordinate the collection-development curriculum for the Educational Outreach Program. Additionally, Greg is involved in the Public Services Working Group of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), serves on the Board of Directors of the Millennium Chamber Players of Chicago, and has been a member of the Continuing Education Subcommittee of the American Library Association's International Relations Roundtable. He also has written reviews for Music Reference Services Quarterly has given presentations at meetings of the Music Library Association, the Society of American Archivists, the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Illinois Library Association. Please join us in welcoming Greg to Northwestern! ]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002017.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002017.html Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:08:55 -0600 Please join us in welcoming Tomoko Shibuya as our new Music Cataloger. Since 2003, Tomoko has worked at the New York Public Library, first in the Wilson Processing Unit (2003-2004) and then in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (2004-2008). At Northwestern, she will be responsible for cataloging scores, sound recordings, and other materials for the Music Library. A Northwestern alumna, Tomoko holds a B.M. in Piano Performance, a B.A. in Computer Studies, and an M.M. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. Additionally, she earned a Master of Library Science with a Specialization in Music Librarianship from Indiana University. Welcome, Tomoko!]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002009.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/002009.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0600 The Music Library says goodbye to Mark Zelesky as he leaves to begin studies this fall at Louisiana State University toward a Master of Library and Information Science. Mark's last day at Northwestern will be July 18. Mark has served as Listening Center Assistant since 2006, but he also worked at the Music Library from 2000 to 2005 during his undergraduate studies at Northwestern. Mark has contributed to the Music Library in a variety of ways, and all his great work is appreciated. We wish Mark well at LSU and in his future career. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001969.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001969.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:58:12 -0600 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, recently unveiled a new interface for Grove Music Online. As before, this new site, Oxford Music Online, provides online access to the entire content of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed., 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed., 2001). Additionally, The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music are also included. For additional information on how to make the best use of this new interface, see the tip sheet on the Oxford Music Online website. ]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001910.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001910.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:05:24 -0600 Chicago Tribune's story about our Beatles manuscripts, the Music Library has attracted the attention of two radio stations. On March 26, Bob Sirott, host of WGN Radio's "Noon Show," spoke with Music Library head D.J. Hoek about the Library's exhibit of Beatles materials, and today's "Eight Forty-Eight" program on Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) also included a segment about the Beatles manuscripts. The WGN broadcast is not available online, but the "Eight Forty-Eight" segment can be heard on the WBEZ website.]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001895.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001895.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:34:12 -0600 As recently announced by the School of Music, Kaija Saariaho is the 2008 winner of the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition. The selection committee for the award, as reported in the School of Music's press release, noted Saariaho's achievements in "transforming avant-garde techniques into a world of luminous, shifting color and emotional depth, mirroring the human experience." Saariaho's music is well represented in the Music Library, where a wide range of scores and sound recordings is available. A quick "Author" search for Saariaho in NUcat will provide a wealth of materials to explore. Also, Naxos Music Library offers online access to recordings of a number of Saariaho's works. ]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001892.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001892.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:40:31 -0600 Continuing the press coverage that the Music Library's Beatles manuscripts have been getting recently, the March 23 Chicago Tribune features a full-page story about these unique artifacts. The article focuses particularly on the "For No One" manuscript that shows lyrics Paul McCartney decided not to include in the finished version of the song. The full story can be read at the Tribune's website. An exhibit of high-resolution reproductions of all our Beatles manuscripts is now open to the public through April 18. Located near the entrance to the Main Library, 1970 Campus Drive, the exhibit can be viewed 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. For more information, contact the library at 847-467-5918.]]> http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001857.html http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/news/archives/001857.html Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:47:09 -0600