Many of you may have watched the news yesterday about Hong Kong where tens of thousands of young students and citizens went on demonstration and protested against the Chinese central government’s decision to allow only Beijing-approved candidates to stand in the city's elections for chief executive.  Following the violent acts of the police with pepper sprays, tear gas and batons to the unarmed students, the Hong Kong Academy of Performance Arts (APA), which is one of the most important music institutions in Hong Kong and situated right in the middle of the protest area, has graciously offe

Before the conference in Antwerp I had the great pleasure of visiting the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn. I have asked Friederike Grigat, Leitung Bibliothek und Digitales Beethoven-Haus, to write a short presentation:

[Posted on behalf of Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie, President, IAML]

Dear colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to send to the Sekcja Bibliotek Muzycznych, Stowarzyszenia Bibliotekarzy Polskich (Music Libraries Section, Polish Librarians Association) heartiest congratulations on the occasion of its 50th anniversary!

Before the conference in Antwerp I had the great pleasure of visiting three member institutions in Germany: the Abteilung Dokumentation und Archive des Westdeutschen Rundfunk in Köln + the Schumannhaus and the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn. I have very fond memories of the friendly way I was welcomed and how enthusiastically the colleagues showed me their respective library/archive.

I have asked my hosts to write a few lines describing their institution. This is the presentation of Katrin Reinhold, head librarian of the Schumannhaus:

From the AMS we have received the following announcement:

The UR Institute for Popular Music Virtual Conference