Norway / Norge

Inspired by the many interesting congress diaries from Stellenbosch, I thought I would share another “diary”, but from a city situated slightly further up north, namely Oslo in Norway. I had the pleasure to visit three libraries there on 23-24 September: the Norwegian Academy of Music, the National Library and the Oslo Public Library (Deichmanske Bibliotek). My travel companions were Joakim Lilljegren and Niklas Persson, both colleagues at the Gothenburg University Library. We were joined by a music librarian from Istanbul, Güneş Çetinkaya Şerik, who works at the ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory - Music Library & Archive Centre.

Norsk musikkbiblioteksforening celebrates 50 years

The Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound (NIRS) continues its tradition with its Musical Advent Calendar with more old, old… ooold recordings!

Secretary General Pia Shekhter reports from her recent visit to the General Assembly of Norsk musikkbiblioteksforening, the Norwegian IAML Branch, held at Deichmanske bibliotek in Oslo.

The Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound (NIRS) follows up on the great feedback we got over the last few years for our musical Advent Calendar with more old, old… ooold recordings! After all, it has now become a tradition!