“Ghost in the Instrument” Festival at Columbia, week of 3/19

The Computer Music Center at Columbia University presents a week of lectures, concerts, and workshops, “Ghost in the Instrument: Aspects of Musical Research and Composition“. The event is on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the PRISMA International Forum. All events are FREE and open to the public (registration is required for the software […]

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Argento Ensemble plays Columbia Composers – Jonathan Kramer Memorial Concert

The Argento Chamber Ensemble and soprano Margot Rood will play new music by Columbia Composers, in a Jonathan Kramer Memorial Concert, on Sunday, March 18, at 8pm. The concert will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St. Admission is free! New music by Geoff Holbrook, Sam Pluta, Lu Wang, Mahir Cetiz, […]

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On Exhibit: 2011 winners of the Paul Revere Award (music publishing)

Currently on exhibition in the main display case of the Music & Arts Library, 701 Dodge: the winners of the 2011 Paul Revere Award, given by the Music Publishers Association to “… outstanding examples of graphic design”. Categories include note-setting for chamber music, keyboard music, cover design (the Corigliano score in this post was an […]

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New for Spring 2012: Expanded Saturday Hours

The Music & Arts Library is pleased to announce expanded Saturday hours, starting in the Spring 2012 semester. The Library will be open Saturdays from 12-8pm, from the previous 12-5pm schedule. In addition, we’ll offer previously unavailable services on Saturdays, including retrieval of restricted items from our closed “Case” collection, and assistance with bill & […]

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Congratulations to Yoshiaki Onishi for 2011 Gaudeamus Prize!

Congratulations to Columbian and current Teaching Fellow in the Music Dept. Yoshiaki Onishi on winning the 2011 Gaudeamus Prize, for his composition “Départ dans…”. Details of the award can be seen at this link. Some of his work will also be featured in the upcoming Gaudeamus Muziekweek New York, Jan. 25-28, 2012, presented by Issue […]

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Winter Break Hours

The Music & Arts Library will observe the following hours over the Winter Break, beginning on Saturday, 12/24/11: Monday – Friday     10am-5pm Saturday, Sunday    Closed In addition, the Library will be closed for University Holidays on Monday – Tuesday, 12/26-27, on Monday – Tuesday, 1/2-3, and on Monday, 1/16. Reference and Reserve services continue to […]

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New Resource: “In Mozart’s Words”

A new annotated digital collection of Mozart’s letters has been made available, at the web site “In Mozart’s Words“. The collection … provides multilingual access to an annotated version of the voluminous correspondence of Mozart and his family – approximately 1,400 letters – that will progressively be made available online on this website. The website […]

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Crunch time? Research help is available!

Hitting the wall? Need a little help with papers and projects? Research help is available! Librarians can help you focus your search, and identify and recommend sources of information on your topics. * email us at musiclibrary@columbia.edu with questions; * ask at the circulation desk in 701 Dodge for on-the-spot help, from 9am-5pm Mondays – […]

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