Renovation update

We are observing the demolition of the library this week.  Last week they removed all the wooden shelving, some walls, and the circulation desk (which at one point was sawed in half).   A walk by the library this morning revealed completely exposed ceilings and floors.  They are removing the floor tiles today.  We can hear the pounding and sledge hammers all the way across the building.

We do not have access to the interior.  We are hoping to arrange a walk through at some point.   I’ll have my camera on hand and post photos.

Before/After – Glass Lounge

This room was initially designed as a lounge for faculty members and for post-concert receptions. At some point, the growing library collection made it’s way into the lounge. It has served as a quiet study area for many years. In it’s next incarnation, the “Glass lounge” will host the new library entrance, circulation desk, casual seating area, and a staircase to the lower level (which was installed in the summer of 2006).

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Moving update

As of Tuesday, May 15th, the library staff has officially moved to Rooms 108, 109 & 112. Our print and audio/visual collections are in storage for the summer. Fridrich Moving Ltd. did a spectacular job of moving both our collection and offices. We’re all setting up shop in our new summer space. Feel free to stop by.

The library keys have been handed over to Donley, our construction team. We will try to keep track of the renovation throughout the next few months. On the lower level, they have already taken out the cinder block walls to gain greater access to the interior space. We anticipate completion of the media room by mid-July. We hope to be returning to the main floor library in mid-August.

Stay tuned for updates and photos. Today’s featured photo is of the current library entrance. This space is no longer “ours.”

Before/After – Reference room

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Before of Audio desk…

Audio desk after the move..

Before/After – Circulation desk

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Library moving week

View of circulating music (left) and current periodical shelving (right).

Three days until summer borrowing ends

Just a friendly reminder to the following:

• CIM faculty/staff
• Doctoral students
• Students enrolled in summer classes at CIM
• Current alumni and special borrows
• Students who have paid the summer building usage fee

The last day to check out books and scores for summer use is SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2007.

The movers will be here early on Monday, May 7th, to take our scores and books off-site. There will be no access to these collections after Sunday, May 6th. We will make no exceptions.

For more information on the renovation, check our our Summer Renovation pages.

Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)

Explore the life and recording legacy of Mstislav Rostropovich at the CIM Library. Our Audio/Visual collections are open through May 11th.

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Mstislav Rostropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya. Russia, Music, and Liberty: Conversations with Claude Samuel. Translated by E. Thomas Glasow. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, c1995

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Bach Cello Suites Rostropovich. Holland: EMI Classics, c2004.

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Rostropovich conducts Shostakovich. Paris: Andante, p2004.
Includes Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 43; Five fragments for orchestra, op. 42 ; Symphony no. 15 in A major, op. 141. Rostropovich remembers his life, in conversation with Jon Tolansky. London Symphony Orchestra.

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Shostakovich, Dmitrii. Symphonies no, 2 & no. 3. Germany: Teldec, p1994.
London Voices; London Symphony Orchestra

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Shostakovich Symphony no. 5
London Symphony Orchestra

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Shostakovich Symphony no. 7
National Symphony Orchestra

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Shostakovich Symphony no. 11
London Symphony Orchestra

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Shostakovich. Symphony no. 14
Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano; Mark Reshetin, bass; Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Soloists’ Ensemble

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The Russian Years
Benjamin Britten. Two Suites for solo cello, op. 72, 80
Benjamin Britten. Symphony for cello and orchestra, op. 68
Hector Villa-Lobos. Bachianas brasileiras no. 1. Préludio = Modhina
Ottorino Respighi. Adagio con variazioni
Arthur Honegger. Cello concerto
Richard Strauss. Don Quixote: op. 35
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

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Rostropovich plays Dvorák & Saint-Saëns Cello Concertos
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor

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Rostropovich plays Henri Dutilleux & Witold Lutoslawski Cello Concertos.
Orchestre de Paris; Serge Baudo & Witold Lutoslawski, conductors

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Hommage à Rostropovich
Brahms. Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minor, op. 38
Grieg. Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 36