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Monthly Archives: April 2008
DVDs can be checked out
Did you know that the Music Library has hundreds of DVDs in various genres (not just opera!) that you can check out? All you have to do is take the call number to the circulation desk and ask for the item. Here is just a small sample:
DVD M5 C538 2002 Claudio Arrau: Schumann Piano Concerto, Schumann Carnaval, Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32
DVD M1060 K378 2005 Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic: Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
DVD M1630.18 S736 2002 Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette: Standards
DVD M1741.18 L439 2003 Led Zeppelin: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970
DVD M1812 K63 R4 Kodo (drummers) Live at the Acropolis
DVD PN1992.8 D6 J646 2002 John and Yoko’s Year of Peace
To find these and more DVDs in the library catalog, set limits to “Film/Video” and do an author, title, or keyword search for what you want.
Where should we put the violins?
From Macleans.ca
A debate over how to place orchestras’ string sections heats up the classical music world
JAIME J. WEINMAN | April 23, 2008
Who says musicians don’t need to understand physics?
A few opera miscellany
Comments now enabled
The comments feature has been enabled for this blog, so you can now share your comments about individual posts.
file storage / data sharing
Want to have access to your files online and be able to see them from any computer? Want to share your data with others (working on a group project)?
GoogleDocs might be the solution for you. GoogleDocs allows you to create documents, spreadsheets, or presentations. You can also upload files from Microsoft Word, Excel, or Powerpoint. You can then organize your documents, and if you wish, share them with other individuals.
Arts News
Want to keep up with what’s happening in the arts? The site ArtsJournal can help you do just that. With categories for: issues, dance, ideas, media, music, people, publishing, theatre, visual, and classifieds, there is something for everyone. We’ve included the links for the dance, music, and theatre categories in the right-hand column of this blog.
Keep it down back there!
From the NYTimes
No Fortissimo? Symphony Told to Keep It Down
By SARAH LYALL
Published: April 20, 2008
A law that requires employers in Europe to limit workers’ exposure to noise has affected the repertories of orchestras.
The Economics of Off-Off Broadway
From the NY Times
Examining the Economics of Off Off Broadway
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
Published: April 12, 2008
This week the New York Innovative Theater Foundation released what is intended to be the first of several studies of Off Off Broadway economics.
Lincoln Center Festival 2008
(From Playbillarts.com)
Lincoln Center Festival 2008
By Marilyn Stasio
18 Apr 2008
“Bold productions anchor this year’s Lincoln Center Festival, which is scheduled to take place July 2–27. This year’s lineup includes such names as Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Alan Cumming and Laurie Anderson.”