Tag: Music

Come by and see our display about music inspired by the events around 9/11/01, expertly prepared by students Will H. and Chase M. Included among the works are a handful that we have recordings for: As All the Heavens Were a Bell by Jay Bocook Memorial by René Clausen On the Transmigration of Souls by . . .Continue reading Tributes to the Fallen – Music of 9/11

Thanks to all of your positive feedback, the Furman Libraries now subscribe to Naxos Music Library. This wonderful classical music resource includes (at last count) over 740,000 tracks. It started as a digital collection of the Naxos label, but now includes many labels. To learn more about Naxos’ capabilities and features read the post in . . .Continue reading Naxos Music Library

Thanks to all of your positive feedback, the Furman Libraries now subscribe to Naxos Music Library. This wonderful classical music resource includes (at last count) over 740,000 tracks. While it may have started as a digital collection of the Naxos label, it now includes many labels. The first track I listened to was On a . . .Continue reading Naxos is in the Building!

Those of us who attended the Furman Presidential Inauguration this past Friday got to hear the premiere of two of Mark Kilstofte’s choral works, commissioned for the event. You might not know that the Furman Library recently acquired most of his past oeuvre, with one copy in the music library for check-out, study, and performance; . . .Continue reading Kilstofte Music In the House

Dame Joan Sutherland, diva soprano extraordinaire, died on Sunday at her home in Switzerland. You can read her obituary in the New York Times. Lucky for us, her voice lives on through sound and video recordings. We have a fair number in the music library collection. Remember that students can check out DVDs! Come watch . . .Continue reading Joan Sutherland Lives On in the Music Library

Every week, Furman users can download a free work from Music Online, the set of databases we subscribe to including Classical Music Library, American Song, Contemporary World Music, and Smithsonian Global Sound. This week’s download is Saint-Saëns’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32. For more information, you can see the Music Online . . .Continue reading Free Weekly Downloads from Music Online for Furman Users

The Music Library just got three vocal wedding music anthologies in! The two that look identical have one volume for high voice and one for low. Singing in weddings is a great summer money making venture, and we can help you with your repertoire!

I’m happy to announce the graduating seniors who are honored with dedicated listening carrels for 2010-2011. They include: Veronica Coe, Christina Carviou, and Roddy Terrell – I consider them a founding trio of the music library, the first student workers I hired after I started working here, and all of them have worked at least . . .Continue reading Dedicated Listening Carrels 2010