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From Tyler Sinclair, DRAM's Library Relations Manager
75 new albums have been added from three labels:
Mode Records: Works by Cage, Feldman, Berio, Xenakis, and Subotnick - 18 new albums / 53 in production
Lovely Music: Ashley, Reynolds, Svard, Wolff and more - 39 new albums / 71 in production
Open Space: Barkin, Boretz, Randall, Roberts and others - 12 new albums / 18 more in production
Also, DRAM's search engine has been updated and improved - it now incorporates the capacity to weight search results, so they are more comprehensive and listed according to the degree they match your query.
Book sale at Hamon Arts Library
The Hamon Arts Library at Southern Methodist University is having a book sale, including:
"A ton of choral octavo scores, some with multiple copies (probably priced at 10 cents per copy), as well as books and media materials on art, music, dance, theater, film, fiction, plays, and sheet music."
Thursday, May 1, 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday, May 2, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Hawn Conference Room (near the computers on the first floor)
After 3 PM on Friday, all remaining materials will be half-off!"
McCroskey to Receive Fourth Annual Paul Riedo Award
From the Dallas Bach Society:
We are proud to present this year's Paul Riedo Memorial Award to Professor Lenora McCroskey of the UNT College of Music.
Saturday, May 24th, 11:30am-2:00 pm @ The Dallas Arboretum's DeGolyer Tea House
Chamber music provided by the Dallas Bach Chamber Players and James Richman
Ticket price of $75 includes Arboretum admission, Parking, Music, and Lunch (choice of BBQ Brisket or 3-Salad Sampler)
RSVP by emailing us at dallasbachsociety@sbcglobal.net or call the Dallas Bach Society office at 214-320-8700
You can read McCroskey's bio here - congrats, Lenora!
April 2008 issue of Black Grooves
The April 2008 issue of Black Grooves has now been posted at http://blackgrooves.org/
Music librarians (re)present!
Recent presentations by members of the Music Library at national conferences have brought delight to hundreds.
ejazzlines April 2008 Newsletter
ejazzlines is one of the vendors the Music Library uses to complement our collection of jazz books and recordings - if you're interested in viewing their current offerings, see http://www.ejazzlines.com/c933/c1253/New-Jazz-CD-DVD-Book-Big-Band-Arrangement-Chart-c1707.html
Handel Chrysander Edition Online
The Handel Chrysander Complete Works edition is now available online, from various sources.