IAML News, Friday Edition

Today! From IAML’s National Groups -- Events -- Articles of Interest -- New Journals -- Electronic Resources -- CFPs and Conferences -- Friday Funny

From IAML’s National Groups

• Call for papers: IAML Australia Conference, October 1-3, 2014
  Underscoring : supporting music communities
  Deadline: April 30
  http://www.iamlaustralia.org.au/event/11-iaml-australia-conference-2014-underscoring-supporting-music-communities
   

Events

• RDA Cataloging Webinars
  The dates for future RDA cataloging webinars have been set.  This comes from ALA Editions (American Library Association) in partnership with the Music Library Association. You do not need to be a member of either to participate.
  APRIL 17. "RDA for Music: Popular Music, Jazz and World Music Audio Recordings" presented by Tracey Snyder and Kevin Kishimoto
  More information and registration at: http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10909

      JULY  31: "RDA for Music: Scores and Sheet Music" (working title)
      presented by Kevin Kishimoto and Nancy Lorimer (more information to follow)

      OCTOBER 2: "RDA for Music: Classical Music Recordings" (working title) presented by Damian Iseminger
     and Casey Mullin
     (more information to   follow)

Articles of Interest

• The April issue of CD HotList: New Releases for Libraries by Rick Anderson has been posted—recommended titles include the first period-instrument recording of Mozart's "Haffner" symphony; new cello music from Armenia; new cello jazz from Erik Friedlander; new folk and bluegrass recordings from Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick; lo-fi pop from Light Heat; more vintage soul from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings; and much more.
  http://cdhotlist.com/
• Flute Repertoire - A Basic Library by Trevor Wye
  From Flute Focus
  http://www.flutefocus.com/Students-Corner/flute-repertoire-basic-library.html
• Pushing back the silence: a new technology, and the battle to save old recordings, The Boston Globe, Apr 6, 2014
  http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2014/04/05/pushing-back-silence-new-technology-and-battle-save-old-recordings/8ccQ3EPHdc7TI6GnxK8QtM/story.html?s_campaign=8315

New Journals

• Mousikos Logos is announcing the publication of its first issue in its new form as an e-journal. This first issue contains articles by members of the International Musicological Society Study Group "Music and Cultural Studies" and has Dr. Tatjana Markovic as the guest editor.
  http://m-logos.gr/issues/i0001

Electronic Resources

• PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online Database
  "PRIMO is a means to promote and share peer-reviewed instructional materials created by librarians to teach people about discovering, accessing and evaluating information in networked environments. The Committee hopes that publicizing selective, high quality resources will help librarians to respond to the educational challenges posed by still emerging digital technologies."
  Submissions welcome--music is underrepresented!
  http://primodb.org/

CFPs and Conferences

• MUSIC IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN
  Intercultural communication networks
  València (Spain) 23-25 July 2014
  CFP deadline: April 28
  http://www.avamus.org/val/conference.html
• XXI ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF SIDM
  Verona, Conservatorio di musica “Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco”
  17-19 October 2014
  CALL FOR PAPERS
  The twenty first Annual Conference of the Italian Musicological Society will take place in Verona in collaboration with Conservatory of Music “Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco” from 17 to 19 October 2014.
  Scholars from all over the world are invited to submit their paper proposals. Every topic in the field of musicological studies is accepted.
  CFP deadline: June 15
  http://www.sidm.it/

Friday Funny

• Arthur Honegger doing yardwork, Sergei Rachmaninoff cutting his birthday cake, and Toru Takemitsu and Iannis Xenakis eating soba:
  Normal Composers
   

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