Everyone, an update to the hours, impacted by the storm. The Music & Arts Library (and all Columbia Libraries) will be closed on Tuesday, 10/30. We expect to re-open for normal hours on Wed, 10/31 but please stay tuned for possible updates. Note that Butler Library will remain open for basic study space access […]
NOTICE: Music & Arts Library, storm-related closures
Due to the imminent storm, the Music & Arts Library will close early today (Sunday 10/28) at 6pm, and will remain closed during Monday 10/29. Normal hours are currently expected to resume on Tuesday, 10/30, but please stay tuned for further updates. We will attempt to provide reference support via email on Monday. If […]
Get to know the SCOPUS database
All Columbia students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend Scopus Day on Wed. Oct 31, 2012. Scopus is “…a large citation and abstract database, covering all subject areas. It contains nearly 18,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 5,000 publishers with a range of advanced research features”. This event will offer a “lunch and learn” […]
Music Prof. Susan Boynton on Opera, at Italian Academy, Thu 10/25 at 2:40pm
Music Dept. Prof. Susan Boynton will present a lecture titled “The Beginning of Opera in Italy”, at 2:40pm on Thursday, Oct. 25th, at the Italian Academy. The event is free and open to the public. For RSVP and full event details, follow this link. […]
Hawai’ian Slack Key Guitar Legend CYRIL PAHINUI, Sat 10/13, 8pm (FREE)
The Center for Ethnomusicology’s “Native Sounds North & South” Series presents: CYRIL PAHINUI Hawai’ian Slack Key Guitar Virtuoso and Singer Saturday Oct. 13, 2012 8pm (note new time!) Davis Auditorium (CESPR/Schapiro Center, Enter from 120th St. and Broadway) This rare East Coast appearance of the noted guitarist is FREE and open to the public. For […]
Music & Arts Library – Chilly Temperature!
Dear patrons, We’re experiencing very chilly temperatures in the Music & Arts Library. Seasonal temperature changes are underway, but the Campus Facilities office has told us that they don’t yet have a fixed date for turning on the piped-in hot water which is used to heat Dodge Hall. We’ve asked them to do whatever they […]
Viewing Graphic Scores, with GSAPP students
On Wed 10/3/12, the Music & Arts Library was pleased to welcome two groups of students from the Graduate School or Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), to view a presentation of a selection of graphic scores from our collections. Graphic scores are musical scores where the composer has used graphic elements which go beyond […]
John-Carlos Perea, Elliot Humberto Kavee, AKU-MATU in concert, Sat 9/22, 7pm
The Center for Ethnomusicology’s “Native Sounds North & South” Series presents concert of Jazz and Hip-Hop by Native American/Native Alaskan recording artists: JOHN-CARLOS PEREA and Elliot Humberto Kavee and AKU-MATU Saturday September 22 Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center (click for map) Columbia University Morningside Campus 7PM-10PM FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC […]
Prof. Susan Boynton at the “Book History Colloquium”, Thu 9/20, 6-7:30pm
Prof. Susan Boynton, historian of medieval music, liturgy, and monasticism, and faculty in the Music Dept., presents a lecture titled “The Visigothic Script in the Age of Print: Politics and the History of Paleography“, on Thursday, 9/20, from 6 – 7:30 pm, as part of the “Book History Colloquium“, presented by the Rare Book and […]
Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935)
Since we’re still in the shadow of Brazilian World Music Day, today we feature Brazilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935), a remarkable woman of musical firsts from 19th-century Brazil, who remained active well into the 20th century. A composer of over 300 works, she was born in Rio de Janeiro, and studied the piano. After […]