The scanner in the Music Library is currently out of order. We'll let you know when it's working again.

Wuorinen on his Brokeback Mountain opera
ArtsWatch from PhillyNews
Posted by Peter Dobrin on June 9, 2008
An interview with American composer Charles Wuorinen, who has been commissioned by New York City Opera to write a work based on Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain.

Press release from New York City Opera

You might have noticed the new journals display area near the reading room on the first floor. We've selected several dozen of the top journal titles in music, dance, and theatre, and will display current issues face-out (recent issues are in the shelves beneath). Older issues and journal titles not in this display (we have hundreds) can be found in the journals area in the northwest corner of the first floor.

A new scanner is up and running in the Music and Performing Arts Library. Directions are on the machine cover; if you have any questions, just ask us!

Help the Music and Performing Arts Library redesign our website. For one hour of your time (during which you'll follow some simple tasks using our website) we will give you a $10 Espresso Royale gift card. Interested music, dance, and theatre students and faculty should contact Kirstin Dougan (dougan@illinois.edu) or 244-4072.

Want to hear some jazz around town this summer? Want to hear about local jazz artists? Check out the C-U Jazz Blog.

Did you hear the one about the musician, the dancer, and the actor? No? Me neither, I was just trying to think of a catchy way to let you know that the Music Library has recently been renamed the Music and Performing Arts Library. This change reflects that our holdings now include Theatre materials as well and Music and Dance. Our new website, which will more accurately reflect our new collections will be released later this summer.

'Oldest' computer music unveiled
By Jonathan Fildes
Science and technology reporter, BBC News
Tuesday, 17 June 2008