Music Library News
News for May 4, 2012
Summer Hours begin May 7
Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED
Additional Hours by appointment, please call 615-322-5227 or email holling.smith-borne@vanderbilt.edu.
We will be closed May 5 & 6 and on these holidays:
Memorial Day
Monday, May 28: CLOSED
Independence Day
Wednesday, July 4: CLOSED
Regular Fall semester hours begin Aug. 20, 2012
News for April 30, 2012
Graduating Students, please return library materials before June 1st, and don’t forget your Alumni card!
Congratulations graduates! If you’re staying in the Nashville area or have any plans to return, don’t forget to pick up your alumni card from the Commodore Card Office.
Please return library materials before June 1st. Users with alumni cards staying in the Nashville area may also transfer print materials to their alumni account. Details regarding alumni privileges are available here.
News for April 30, 2012
Summer Due Dates
Continuing students, Maymester courses will begin soon and the Music Library will be open during the summer (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays). All library items will still be subject to recalls and due dates still apply.
Please take a moment to return library materials before you leave campus. You can make a quick check of your account by visiting ACORN and clicking on "Account login."
News for April 5, 2012
Extended Library Hours for the End of Spring Semester
The Wilson Music Library will be extending open hours for several days toward the end of Spring Semester:
Summer hours will begin on May 7, 2012.
- Saturday, April 14: 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, April 21: 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 27: 8:00 a.m. until 10 p.m.
- Saturday, April 28: 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
News for April 5, 2012
New acquisition of note: Songs Before Sleep / Richard Rodney Bennett
Songs Before Sleep: for bass-baritone and piano / Richard Rodney Bennett (Novello, c2004)
M1621 .B439 S6 2004
Check ACORN for availability
News for April 3, 2012
Summer and Fall Undergraduate Student Employee Positions Are Open!
The Music Library is seeking applicants for one summer position (15 hours per week) and five to seven undergraduate applicants for fall semester employment. A background in music is preferred. Applicants must have Federal Work Study awards to be considered (Fall semester position). For a job description and application visit Hireadore.
News for March 14, 2012
New acquisition of note : Schnittke violin/piano pieces
Pieces for violin and piano [score & part] / Alfred Schnittke (Kompozitor, c2010)
M217 .S361 P4 2010
Check ACORN for availability
News for February 24, 2012
Listen to the Grammy winners on Naxos Music Library
*Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra (Guerrero and Nashville Symphony)
(Best Classical Instrumental Solo)
*Aldrige: Elmer Gantry
(Best Engineered Album, Classical; Best Contemporary Classical Composition)
*Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel
(Best Small Ensemble Performance)
*Adams: Doctor Atomic
(Best Opera Recording)
News for February 24, 2012
The Music Library has your 2011 (54th) Grammy Winners
21 by Adele: CD MUS-14428
(Record Of The Year; Album of the Year; Song of the Year; Best Pop Solo Performance; Best Pop Vocal Album)
Duets II by Tony Bennett: CD MUS-14569
(Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ; Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album; Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s))
Wasting Light by the Foo Fighters: CD MUS-14793
(Best Rock Performance; Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance; Best Rock Song; Best Rock Album)
Watch the throne by Jay Z and Kanye West: CD MUS-14550
(Best Rap Performance)
Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars: CD MUS-14789
(Best Country Duo/Group Performance; Best Folk Album)
Ramble at the Ryman by Levon Helm: CD MUS-14552
(Best Americana Album)
Paper Airplane by Alison Krauss & Union Station: CD MUS-14285
(Best Bluegrass Album; Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical)
Rebirth of New Orleans by Rebirth Brass Band: CD MUS-14780
(Best Regional Roots Music Album)
The Book of Mormon: original Broadway cast recording by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone: CD MUS-14263
(Best Musical Theater Album)
Light and Gold by Eric Whitacre: CD MUS-13486
(Best Choral Performance)
Diva, divo by Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano: CD MUS-14513
(Best Classical Vocal Solo)
News for January 26, 2012
Dr. Gregory Barz's Rwanda documentary added to the GMA
The Global Music Archive recently added Inanga: A Song of Survival in a Daughter’s Rwanda, a 38-minute documentary conceived and filmed by Blair School of Music faculty member Dr. Gregory Barz during the summers of 2009 and 2010. Barz attempted to document the rich role played by the inanga within Rwandan culture and society both before and after the genocide of 1994. This documentary is available free for download at the Global Music Archive website, and is accompanied by program notes as well as 21 audio tracks of performances by Rwandan musicians featuring this traditional instrument.
News for January 20, 2012
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News for September 4, 2011
Book as Art Exhibit: Sept 8, 2011–Aug 12, 2012
The Wilson Music Library is participating in the Vanderbilt Libraries' "Book as Art" exhibit with an installment on musical notation over the centuries. This exhibit can be viewed in the lobby of the Martha Rivers Ingram Performing Arts Center.
Information on the exhibit as a whole can be found here.
News for April 15, 2011
Memories of the Past, Dreams for the Future: The Anne Potter Wilson Music Library celebrates 25 years at the Blair School of Music
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Wilson Music Library at Blair, Sara Manus has created an audiovisual presentation titled Memories of the Past, Dreams for the Future: The Anne Potter Wilson Music Library Celebrates 25 Years at the Blair School of Music.
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