United Kingdom and Ireland

This entry on the Rome 2016 Congress has arrived from Antony Gordon, Heathfield, United Kingdom

A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to be able to attend the joint international conference of IAML/IMS (International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres/International Musicological Society) which was held at the Juilliard School at the Lincoln Center, New York.

April’s object of the month is a copy of Paul Hindemith’s Wir Bauen eine Stadt (1930), songs composed for children and given its world premiere in Glasgow in November 1930. Our archive contains the score used by pianist and composer Erik Chisholm (a former student of the Conservatoire) who accompanied the Orpheus Junior Choir (now the Phoenix Choir). The composer himself performed a number of sonatas with Chisholm earlier in the evening; his dedication in the score reads: ‘with hearty thanks for the beautiful introduction to Glasgow’ – Paul Hindemith Nov. 30 [1930].

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 following post is by Pia Shekhter, IAML Secretary General:

On Thursday before the mid-year Board meeting in February 2014, IAML’s President Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie and I travelled to Farnham - an hour's train journey away to the south west of London. The reason for our trip was an appointment with Eric Cooper, who is possibly IAML’s most senior member. He will be 90 years old next year and was present at the 1951 meeting to form the UK Branch and the first meeting of the membership at Bristol in 1953!