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Dear Colleagues,

Elections will be held for Branch and Commission officers at the IAML conference in Antwerp (2014). This is a good opportunity for those who want to take a more active role in the work of IAML. You are invited to indicate your interest by contacting the current Branch or Commission Chairs.

A new database has just been released from the Institute of Musicology, University of Fribourg (Switzerland); the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice (Italy); and the Swiss RISM Office, Bern:

Printed Sacred Music in Europe, 1500-1750

Dear Colleagues,

The mid-year Board meeting will take Place 7-8 March in Brussels. One of the most important items on the agenda is the proposal for a revised Constitution and Rules of Procedure. The "Constitution Reform Committee" has been working very conscientiously and has delivered two solid documents to me within the stipulated time. After the Board has had its saying the documents will be published on the IAML website and announced on IAML-L, with an explanatory document summarizing the proposed changes (before 18 April according to the Constitution)...