New Arrivals!

Suddenly got lots of spare summer time to fill? Come check out some new CDs and scores from the Music Library! We’re open from 9 – 5 Monday through Friday.

New CDs!

The Golden Ticket: A New Opera based on Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Peter Ash – CD 10180

Things Fall Apart, Roger C. Vogel – CD 10181

The Postman and the Poet (Original Cast Recording), Michael Jeffrey – CD 10182

Chaplin, The Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recording, Christopher Curtis – CD 10183

The $100 Guitar Project – CD 10184

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012 New Broadway Cast Recording), Rupert Holmes – CD 10185

New Scores!

Elvis Everywhere: for String Quartet and Tape, Michael Daugherty – M 585 .D38 E48 2010

Upcoming AU Library events!

Hanging around this summer and looking for something to do? How about stopping by and discussing some super cool books with the AU Library?

Join us for Books that Shaped America, a special series of conversations for the local community and American University students, faculty and staff. The Series features selections from “Books That Shaped America,” a list compiled by the Library of Congress. Informal discussions about the extraordinary influence of these books on American society will be led by faculty and staff members from AU. This Series is intended to foster open, constructive conversations about important and enduring themes in civil society. (http://www.american.edu/spexs/btsa/)

How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis with Pamela S. Nadell, Chair, Department of History (CAS)

May 16th, 7:30 – 9pm @ The Mudbox, Bender Library Lower Level.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass with Tom Merrill, Assistant Professor, Department of Government (SPA)

June 4th, 7:30 – 9pm, Location: TBD

My final staff picks of the semester!

Ladies and Gents,

There is good news on the horizon…in 3 days SUMMER will officially begin! To celebrate, I have assembled a list of some of my favorite tunes. This is my last staff pick blog of the semester so I hope you enjoy!

Dreamgirls - Original Broadway Recording (CD 10032): Everyone knows the movie version (if you don’t…go see it NOW) but did you know Dreamgirls is originally a musical? The soundtrack is one of the best with classics such as “And I am Telling You” and “One Night Only”. The voices on this CD are stunning and the songs are so catchy they will be stuck in your head for days.

Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (CD 9711): Miss Mitchell has always had a soft spot in my heart because I was raised listening to her albums over and over again due to my mother’s slight obsession with her. Her songs are timeless and have the ability to completely relax you. Just listen and see for yourself!

Afro-sambas – Baden Powell & Vinícius de Moraes (CD 3353): My two favorite world music genres are African and Brazilian so this CD combines the best of both worlds. Afro-samba is Brazilian music inspired by African beats and rhythms. The songs will immediately make you want to get up and dance even if you are incredibly uncoordinated like yours truly.

Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty (CD 2391): The Beastie Boys are the longest-lived hip hop act in the world and their music never seizes to amaze me. Hello Nasty is filled with amazing creativity and depth, which has made it one of my favorite albums ever made. The death of MCA last year showed how loved the Beastie Boys are and always will be. They are pioneers in the rap world and their legacy will live forever.

Woodstock – 3 Days of Peace & Music 25th Anniversary Collection (CD 1268): This semester I took a class on the 1960′s and one of the main topics throughout the class was the power of music. The entire counterculture of the Sixties was expressed through music and the biggest gathering of this expression was of course…Woodstock. This anniversary collection includes all of the legends such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe and the Fish and more.

That’s all for now!

Have a great summer and don’t forget to swing by the Music Library because we will be open all break!

Cheers,

Eva

Exciting & Inexpensive Live Performances This Week

This is it. You’re packing up your dorm room, storing your notes for further study (or shredding them, depending on how your academic semester went), and saying goodbye to friends for the summer. Maybe you’re graduating, excited to take it easy for the summer or to do just the opposite – jet set.

Before you take off, we recommend you attend any of these awesome live performances in and around DC. From the Millenium Stage to the 9:30 Club to the Bach Sinfonia – there’s something for everyone!

Nuevo Mundo Barocco! (New Baroque), presented by the Bach Sinfonia

Sunday May 5 at 3pm

Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center at Silver Spring

7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910 (Directions here)

* Metro accessible via Red Line to Silver Spring! *

“Latin flair meets Baroque majesty on Cinco de Mayo! Over the past three decades researches have uncovered a treasure trove of music in the Cathedral cities and missions of Mexico and South America. Both Jesuit missionaries from the old world Europe as well as native composers produced radiant music for liturgical services and civic occasions. A chance to hear some great 17th and 18th century music of the ‘Other Americas’.”

Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano

Richard Savino, baroque guitar

Daniel Abraham, artistic director

Tickets only $15 for students and can be ordered online or can be purchased at the venue

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Millenium Stage Performances at the Kennedy Center

FREE Performances every day, no ticket required!

All performances are at 6pm

Upcoming Performances include The Old Bay Ceili Band (Tuesday May 7) and a showcase from the Levine School of Music (Wednesday May 8)

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Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra at Bohemian Caverns

Monday May 6,  8:00-11:00pm

2001 11th St. NW

* A necessary DC experience! * $10 cover

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Bela Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio

Friday May 10 at 8:00 pm

The Music Center at Strathmore

5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda MD 20852

Tickets $28 and Up

From Strathmore: “Béla Fleck has been nominated in more Grammy categories than anyone in history, and has taken home 14 of the statuettes, wandering gleefully across genres and bringing together eclectic and utterly amazing groups of musicians. This season, Strathmore favorite Fleck brings a brilliant collaboration with one of today’s most lauded jazz ensembles, with Marcus Roberts on piano, Jason Marsalis on drums and Rodney Jordan on bass. “There was an improvisational, what’s going-to-happen-next feeling to the entire show. After a stunning rendition of ‘Lullaby of Birdland,’ Fleck picked up a microphone: ‘I’ve never been terrified in such a friendly way before.’” (Savannah Unplugged).”

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The Bethesda Fine Arts Festival 2013

Saturday May 11 – Sunday May 12, 10am-6pm

* Located at Woodmont Triangle, less than 6 blocks from Bethesda Metro Station *

It’s not necessarily a musical performance but outdoor craft markets are wonderful!

New Stuff!

CDs

Daniel Dorff ~ Perennials ~ CD 10174

Laura Elise Schwendinger ~ 3 Works for Solo Instruments and Orchestra ~ CD 10175

Robyn Schulkowsky ~ Armadillo ~ CD 10176

Laura Kaminsky ~ CD 10177

Romberg ~ Blossom Time ~ CD 10178

Martin Perry ~ Bartok, Rosa and Carter ~ CD 10179

Scores

Scriabin ~ Piano Works II ~ M22 .S55 P5 1967 v.2

Okudzhava ~ 65 Songs ~ M1757.18 .O4 F8 1982

Pintscher ~ Reflections of Narcissus ~ M1016 .P56 R44 2005

Brahms ~ Nänie ~ M1533 .B73 N36 1970

Verdi ~ Quattro Pezzi Sacri ~ M2027 .V4 P4 2001

Schumann ~ Abegg – Variationen ~ M27 .S34 op. 1 2004

Chopin ~ Andante Spianato und Grande Polonaise Brillante ~ M37 .C549 A5 1998

Isaak Osipovich Dunaevskii ~ Shkol’nyi val’s ~ M1621 .D86 S45 1952

New Arrivals!

We’ve got a small haul this time around, but come on down and check things out. Good luck on finals and juries everybody!

CDs!

• Visions, Grimes – CD 9728
• Earthquakes, Tori Amos – CD 9727

Scores!

• Song Reader, Twenty new songs by Beck – M1630.18.B38 S66 2012

 

Going on a Staff Pick-nic!

Kim’s outdoorsy, picnic-worthy staff picks for this week!

Here is some of everything from the flora and the fauna to the cosmos and “nature, life, and love.”

• Songs of the Black Swan: Works Inspired By Nature – CD 9723
• “Nature, Life, and Love:” three concert overtures : In nature’s realm, op. 91, Carnival, op. 92, Othello, op. 93 ; Symphonic variations, op. 78 ; Scherzo capriccioso, op. 66 – Antonin Dvorak – CD 6099
• Songs of America on Home, Love, Nature, and Death – CD 6533
• Animal Songs: Bestiaries in English, French, and German – Stephen Swanson – CD 9954
• Le sacre du printemps – Igor Stravinsky – CD 2289

Picture yourself right here.