The Fall semester’s first Galleria concert, Art of the Violin drew an attentive crowd on Tuesday, October 17 at 1 pm. Students of Professor Jennifer Frautschi performed works by Stamitz, Bach, Beethoven, Paganini, and Saint-Saëns. Our thanks to Professor Frautschi and all students who participated! A special thanks to Dean
The annual Clarinuts! recital in the Library’s Galleria yesterday was a resounding success! Professor Alan Kay and his students performed a wide variety of selections from the clarinet repertory by composers Paul Harvey, Jörg Widmann, Béla Kovács, Gabriel Pierné, Theresa Martin, Ludwig Van Beethoven and Marc Mellits. The wonderful performances
Music Library volunteer Samuel Wallach produced the following essay about a collection of musical and artistic portraits created by composer Virgil Thomson and artist Maurice Grosser. The work is entitled “Eighteen Portraits,” and the Music Library owns a manuscript facsimile edition. The work is housed in the Music Library’s Cage
Students of violin professor Jennifer Frautschi performed on Monday afternoon in the Library Galleria as part of the Art of the Violin series. The program included works for solo violin by Kevin Puts, Johann Sebastian Bach, and John Corigliano. While many enjoyed the concert from the seats provided, additional listeners
We welcome Music Library volunteer Samuel Wallach to the University Libraries! Samuel graduated in May 2022 with a major in Applied Mathematics and Statistics and a Music minor. He is also a talented pianist, composer and percussionist. (Some footage of his solo performance in 2017 is available on YouTube, and
A full house packed the Special Collections Seminar Room on Wednesday, October 19, to listen to Gems from the Music Library’s Vinyl Collection. Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, played selections from the over 26,000 LPs that are discoverable in our SEARCH! interface. Gisele provided brief descriptions and histories
The May 4 Clarinuts Recital in the Library was well-received. Professor Alan Kay and his studio of clarinet students performed a variety of works by Jeff Scott, George Gershwin, John Mayer, Shulamit Ran, Christopher Stark, Richar Byrd and Helmut Hödl. The sounds from these works resonated in the Galleria and
The Library’s Vinyl Hour in the Galleria was a success. Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, and a crew of library student assistants played LPs from the Music Library’s collection from noon until 1 pm. Passersby included students who were new to LP collections, and staff and faculty who said
The Art of the Violin concert held in the Galleria on 4/12/22 was another resounding success. Seated listeners and passersby were treated to works by Sergei Prokofiev, Jessie Montgomery and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The violinists and pianists who performed were welcomed with cheers and applause. A special thank you to
The Music Library has recently added a number of works by Music Department faculty member Matthew Barnson to our collections. Professor Barnson teaches composition, electronic music, theory and the history of music after 1945. He composes for orchestras, choirs, string quartets, voices, chamber ensembles, dancers and computers. His works have been performed and recorded
