Monday, June 22nd opening session. Three very enthusiastic archivists for New York City: Barbara Haws (New York Philharmonic, 1842-), Gino Francesconi (Carnegie Hall, 1891-), and Sharon Lehner (Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1857-) presented interesting stories about their archives which made me want to visit them.
This entry comes to us from Balázs Mikusi (Head of Music, National Széchényi Library), Budapest):
Šiemet man teko laimė dalyvauti IAML/IMS kongrese Niujorke. Tai jau trečias mano kongresas...
C'est mon troisième congrès. C'est certain, New-York, la Juilliard School, ça impressionne. Mais au fil des conférences, ce sont des têtes connues qu'on recroise, des identitées virtuelles avec qui on fait enfin connaissance.
The formal program for a conference is only part of the story. The other crucial pieces are the setting in which it takes place, and the people one gets to spend a week with. This year's IAML/IMS conference was my first, and it excelled in all three areas. Music library conferences are always a bit like a family reunion, whether on the chapter, national, or international level, and I'm willing to bet we have more fun, and come away more personally and professionally energized, than many disciplines' major gatherings.
