On Tuesday, July 18th, 6:30pm professor Keith McClelland is presenting a special lecture at the Lawson McGhee Public Library, entitled “Increasing Your Bassoon IQ.” Call the Knoxville Public Library for more information 865-215-8750
The new organ has 41 sets of pipes and three keyboards. June 23, 2006 One-of-a-Kind Concert Organ Installed at UT KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee’s handcrafted, one-of-a-kind concert organ is an awe-inspiring instrument. At more than 20 feet tall, with nearly 2,500 pipes and three keyboards, the organ will be a beautiful addition to … Continued
DeCurtis, Anthony, and James Henke, eds. The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music. New York: Random House, 1992. Ref. ML3534.R64 1992 This series of articles written by writers frequently published in Rolling Stone magazine chronicles the history of rock and roll. Each … Continued
Lee, William. History of Music Education Site 2005. http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/William-Lee/ Dr. William Lee, University of Chattanooga, describes his site as follows: “It is designed to help scholars in the history of education and specialist-scholars in music educational history. Though the site emphasizes electronic resources, it also includes a variety of representative books, articles, and bibliographies relating … Continued
Musician Sean McCullough is performing a special children’s program at the Knoxville Public LIbrary as part of the summer reading program. Playing playing guitar, banjo and mandolin, the performance will inculde folk songs, original songs, participatory songs, funny songs, singalongs, and more. Performance Dates and times are as follows: Thursday, June 22, 2006, 12:00pm – … Continued
May 24, 7:30 pm, East TN History Center Auditorium May 24 is Bob Dylan’s birthday and the library is celebrating with an all-Dylan concert performed by some of Knoxville’s finest musicians. Few musicians or poets have the impact that Dylan has on our nation. Almost everyone is familiar with his tunes if not his voice, … Continued
Check back often – more special programs will be “Springing Up” From making your own homemade instruments and books to working with clay, the Knox County Public Library has tons of new and different children’s special programs! “Musical Instruments Around the World”May 16, 3:30 pm, Sequoyah Branch “Pajama Story Night: Springtime is Here”May 18, 6:30 … Continued
Join us for After Hours @ The Knoxville Public Library this Friday, May 5 Jazz Pianist Wendel Werner will perform The fun continues on the first Friday evening of the month when the Arts @ The Library Room at Lawson McGhee Library becomes a community gathering place for people to wind down from the work … Continued
Do you know? There is a Sousa Archives and Center for American Music at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne? They will be celebrating American Music Month [November] 2006 by observing the hundredth anniversary of Chautauqua celebrations in Illinois in 1906. See http://www.library.uiuc.edu/sousa/?p=special for more information.
We are now subscribing to Naxos Music Library again. It is a comprehensive collection of classical music and offers the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues, equivalent to over 8,800 CDs.