Elisabeth Jacquet was born March 17, 1665 into a prominent family of musicians and harpsichord builders and this year would be the 350th anniversary of her birth. She became one of the first publically celebrated women in music during her lifetime. She received her first music instruction from her father, a master instrument maker and organist at the Église Saint-Louis-en-Île in Paris. In 1673 at the precocious age of eight, she made quite an impression on the court of Louis XIV, where she was proclaimed a true prodigy.

Musical clown and poet Herman van Veen celebrates 70th birthday

Herman van Veen is one of the most talented stage performers in the Dutch language. March 14 he celebrates his 70th birthday. At the same time it’s his 50-year anniversary in the Dutch (and German and American) theaters. Van Veen made over 170 records and cds, published 70 books, dozens of screenplays, became very succesful with the animated cartoons of little duck Alfred J. Kwak and, is since the age of 17, commited to children's rights. He established foundations, is an ambassador of UNICEF and has his own cultural enterprise. But first and foremost, he is a musician.

The IAML-South Korea branch was founded in October 2014 under the purview of the Ewha Music Research Institute (EMRI).
It seeks to establish and organize research activities on music documentation of East Asia with innovative approaches through the support of experts in the field and collaboration with neighboring fields...

The following post is by Pia Shekhter, IAML Secretary General:

Before the mid-year Board meeting in London (13-14 February) I took the opportunity to visit the Barbican Music Library. It is part of the City of London’s Libraries and houses one of the most significant public music collections in the UK. The Music Librarian (and IAML UK & Ireland member), Richard Jones, kindly showed me around.

The annual conference of the Music Library Association (USA) was held 25-28 February 2015 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Casey Mullin of Stanford University reflects on his experience.