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Volume 2 of the two part collection Stories and Lessons from the World’s Leading Opera, Orchestra Librarians, and Music Archivists, explores the current trends and practices in the field of music performance librarianship. Featuring interviews and conversations from over twenty orchestra, opera, and ballet librarians and archivists working for some of the world’s leading performing arts and educational institutions from Europe and Asia, this book is a helpful resource to librarians, and archivists who need to manage artifacts in a variety of situations in the world of performing arts. For music and library science professors, this serves as a useful teaching tool or reference material by allowing students to gain a glimpse into the profession of music performance librarianship. Finally, this book functions as a unique and important reference tool for all students who are considering a career in music performance librarianship or a profession in archives in the world of performing arts.

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Author:   Patrick Lo (University of Tsukuba, Japan) ,  Robert Sutherland (Metropolitan Opera (retired), USA) ,  Wei-En Hsu (The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong) ,  Russ Girsberger (Naval School of Music, USA)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.613kg
ISBN:  

9781802626605

ISBN 10:   1802626603
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   09 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword: Maestro Riccardo Muti (Music Director, Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Foreword: Patrick McGinn (MOLA President) Foreword: F. Paul Driscoll (Editor in Chief, Opera News) Introduction Opera Ignites: Forging the Union between Librarians, Conductors, Répétiteurs, and Prompters in Arts; Wei-En Hsu Chapter 1. Richard Payne, Librarian, Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chapter 2. Gordon Grant, Music Librarian, Scottish Opera Chapter 3. Georgina Govier, Head of Music Library, Welsh National Opera Chapter 4. Martyn Bennett, Head of Music Library and Resources, Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Operas Chapter 5. James Halliday, Artistic Advisor and Librarian, Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras Chapter 6. Inger Garcia de Presno, Orchestra Librarian, Berlin Philharmonic Chapter 7. Michael Fritsch, Senior Librarian, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Chapter 8. Agnes Thiel and Vincent Marbach, Library Manager, Staatskapelle Dresden/Dresden State Opera Chapter 9. Dr. Katharina Hötzenecker, Chief Librarian, Vienna State Opera Chapter 10. Dr. Silvia Kargl, Historical Archives, Vienna Philharmonic Chapter 11. Cesare Diego Freddi, Music Library Manager, La Scala Theatre Chapter 12. Luca Logi, Music Library Manager, Artistic Direction, Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chapter 13. Virginia Giorgioni, Chief Music Librarian, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli Chapter 14. Stefano Lazzari, Head of Music Library, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Chapter 15. Guido Ricci, Orchestra Librarian, Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia Chapter 16. Guillaume Maessen, Orchestra Librarian, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Chapter 17. Jan-Pieter Lanooy, Librarian, Netherlands Bach Society Chapter 18. Rachel Daliot, Orchestra Librarian, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Chapter 19. Mari Rautio and Juhana Hautsalo, Music Librarians, Finnish National Opera and Ballet Chapter 20. Erik Hvitfeldt, Head of Music Library, Royal Swedish Opera Chapter 21. Erik Hvitfeldt, Head of Archive, Royal Swedish Opera Chapter 22. Liisi Laanemets, Music Librarian, Estonian National Opera Chapter 23. Alastair McKean, Head of Library Services, Sydney Symphony Orchestra Chapter 24. Nadia Myers, Orchestra Librarian, Queensland Symphony Orchestra Chapter 25. Jennifer Fung, Music Library Administrator, and Peter Alexander, Music Librarian, Opera Australia Chapter 26. Hiroshi Tanaka, Librarian, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa (Japan) Chapter 27. Boram Kim, Orchestra Librarian, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Chapter 28. Mei-lee Leung, Assistant Executive Officer (Music), School of Music, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Conclusion

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Author Information

Patrick Lo is currently serving as the Director, International Library & Cultural Services Consultancy, Ltd. From 2012-2018, he served as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Library, Information & Media Science, the University of Tsukuba in Japan. He earned his Doctor of Education from the University of Bristol (U.K.), and has a Master of Arts in Design Management from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a Master of Library & Information Science from McGill University (Canada), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University (Canada). Robert Sutherland recently retired as the Chief Librarian at the Metropolitan Opera where he served from 1993 to 2020. Prior to joining the Metropolitan Opera, he served as the Principal Librarian at Canadian Opera Company and Principal Librarian of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He has served three terms as President of MOLA: An Association of Music Performance Librarians. In April, 2016 he was a featured speaker at the Music Performance Art and Neuroscience in Dialogue symposium in Tübingen, Germany. Wei-En Hsu is Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and was awarded the Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2017. In recent years, Mr. Hsu has established himself as an early music specialist in Baroque opera and the art of recitative for pianists.Winner of the 2010 Los Angeles International Liszt Piano Competition, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from National University of the Arts, and Master of Music from The Julliard School and The Royal Academy of Music. Russ Girsberger is the Librarian for the Naval School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is the author of A Manual for the Performance Library (Music Library Association Basic Manual Series); A Practical Guide to Percussion Terminology; Percussion Assignments for Band and Wind Ensemble; co-author of The Music Performance Library: A Practical Guide for Orchestra, Band, and Opera Librarians; Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental Music; and co-editor of Insights and Essays on the Music Performance Library (all published by Meredith Music Publications). He has worked as a librarian with the United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C., the Percussive Arts Society, the New England Conservatory, and The Juilliard School.

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