What to read

The Robinson Music Library subscribes to a wide variety of music-related journals and magazines. Often, these publications provide articles specifically aimed at the college student. These articles discuss auditions preparation, the job market, performance issues among other topics.

The following articles are just a few examples of what you will find in our journal reading area. Come explore!

“Bargaining Power: Artists in Academe” by Katherine Millett. Chamber Music (December 2007).

Discusses the new trend of chamber music performer participating in residencies at colleges & universities that offer such positions as tenure track positions.

“Flying Cheap-Singer Cheap” by Cindy Sadler. Classical Singer (November 2007)

Tips for finding inexpensive air fare. Specifically aimed at singers, but applicable to all.

“Backstage Pass: Behind scenes at one of the harp world’s most prestigious competitions” by Alison Reese. Harp Column (Sept./Oct. 2007).

Interviews harpists who participated in the USA International Harp Competition about how they prepared for the event.

“Music Librarians: Curators of Musical Knowledge.” The Triangle of Mu Phi Epsilon (Fall 2007): 12.

An interview with three music library professionals about their job and how they came to the profession.

New DVDs at the Robinson Music Library

Recent new additions to our DVD collection include several opera recordings published by Opus Arte, a company distinguished for high quality recordings of operas. For a complete description of the cast and performance, select the link to the call number below.

Also of note is DVDc 226, the Cleveland Orchestra’s recording of Bruckner’s Symphony no. 5 which was recorded this past summer at the Stiftsbasilika St. Floria.

DVDc 226	DVDc 228	DVDc 229
DVDc 244	DVDc 245	DVDc 246
DVDc 247	DVDc 248	DVDc 249
DVDc 250	DVDc 251	DVDc 255

Take a walk around CIM

Take a virtual walk around the Cleveland Institute of Music’s facility. The exterior is taking it’s final form; Donley’s has removed their equipment and trailers, lights are in place, trees and landscaping being finished and the two temporary entrances have disappeared. All in preparation for the Fanfare for a New Era celebration on November 11th.

Good news

On Friday, the stairway between the main level and the Media Center was officially opened. We celebrated with some danishes from Dick’s Bakery in Berea.

Fall break hours

The Robinson Music Library will be closed for Fall Break on Saturday and Sunday, October 20-21st. The library will be open on Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 22-23) from 9 am to 5 pm.

Normal academic hours will resume on Wednesday, Oct. 24th.

Virtual tours

As promised, I have taken a photographic tour of the Robinson Music Library and posted the pictures on Flickr. You will find two tours that walk you through the library’s main level and the Media Center in their current state.

October update

September was a busy month not only for the library staff but also for this blog’s author (who was off for two weeks…for a very good reason (wedding & travel). Please forgive the lacuna of posts.

An update on the library renovation (pictures to come later this week):

• All library furniture has been received (study tables, staff desks, computer tables).
• New Herman Miller Equa 2 chairs
• Current journal/magazine shelving is completed
• The front door and all interior windows installed
• Fine tuning to air handling
• Collection shifted (we had more space in which to distribute our collection)
• Work study employees trained and schedules finalized

Final touches. The interior stairway is still a work in progress. And we will need some additional data/electrical work to be completed before we can setup the remaining public computers.

We appreciate the patience of our student body and faculty members throughout this past month. We hope that our facility will be a place for the entire CIM community to explore and enjoy.