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  • The Prince and The Elephant

    The Prince and The Elephant

                  The Prince and the Elephant Wednesday, March 24th, Noon  EDT. Tune in to hear two narrated stories by Oscar Wilde and Jean de Brunhoff, with music by Liza Lehmann and Francis Poulenc. Professor Charles Abramovic and his Boyer College of Music and Dance students will provide the piano…

    March 10, 2021

  • Mandolin Music to Soothe the soul

    Mandolin Music to Soothe the soul

    Music for Piano and Mandolin Wednesday, March 3rd, Noon EST Gabe Locati, Mandolin; Sujin Kim, Piano Join us for a noontime mandolin and piano recital with Boyer College of Music and Dance students Gabe Locati and Sujin Kim. This Beyond the Notes concert is coordinated by Allen Krantz, who heads the guitar program and teaches chamber music…

    February 16, 2021

  • 20th Century Vietnamese Piano Music: A Journey Through Time

    Nam Nguyen, pianist and scholar Wednesday, February 10, Noon, EST Temple University Libraries’ Beyond the Notes is pleased and proud to present a performance and discussion of Vietnamese piano music of the Twentieth Century by doctoral student Nam Nguyen. Western art music is relatively new in Vietnam, with a colonial history that started in the…

    January 25, 2021

  • Unending Protests, Unending Music

    Unending Protests, Unending Music

    The Trump Presidency: A Revue Wednesday, December 2, Noon Since he announced his candidacy in 2015, Donald Trump has been a subject in music, much of it in the form of parodies, remixes, and mashups released on social media.This talk by Dr. Noriko Manabe reviews this music of the Trump presidency (mostly from the Trump Resistance) and…

    November 19, 2020

  • Marimba with Phillip O’Banion!

    Temple University Libraries and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts present *********************************************************** Photo by Kuba Bożanowski Currents Solo Marimba Recital Phillip O’Banion, Marimba Wednesday, November 18th, Noon   Join us for a solo marimba recital by Phillip O’Banion. Professor O’Banion is an associate professor and artistic director of the percussion program at Boyer College…

    November 12, 2020

  • Hispanic Heritage Month Song Celebration

    Hispanic Heritage Month Song Celebration

    Hispanic Heritage Month Song Celebration Wednesday, October 14, Noon Join us for a celebration of beautiful songs of the Hispanic repertoire featuring music by Joaquin Rodrigo, Manuel de Falla, Jaime Leon, and Ernesto Lecuona. The performers include Savannah Whittenburg, Daniel Arboleda, Jason Garcia-Kakuk, and Stephen Acosta. This program is coordinated and produced by Daniel Arboleda.…

    October 2, 2020

  • Triumph of the Human Spirit: Beethoven at 250

                        Wednesday, September 23rd, 10am-3pm Join us as Temple faculty, students, and alumni present the inspiring works of Beethoven in celebration of his 250th birthday. This performance is led and coordinated by Dr. Joyce Lindorff.  View this program at https://library.temple.edu/watchpastprograms/show?id=68db0f32-b443-4dbe-be2c-bdb3f68e2003   (part 1) https://library.temple.edu/watchpastprograms/show?id=451cf5b8-77ad-411c-9ff3-159fd843e8f3  (part 2)  …

    September 2, 2020

  • Dig!Arts: Music Encoding Initiative

    Dig!Arts: Music Encoding Initiative

    July 6, 2020

  • POSTPONED: 3/18/2020 Concert, Elisabeth Jacquet de LaGuerre

    The concert originally planned for 3/18/2020 of beautiful music by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre has been postponed. Stay tuned for rescheduling information. Thank you for your understanding and support. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre and the Dance Culture of Versailles   Music of Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre Wednesday, March 18th, 12:00pm…

    February 24, 2020

  • Stride: The Art of James P. Johnson

    Stride: The Art of James P. Johnson

    Beyond the Notes A Celebration of Stride and Novelty Piano Wednesday, February 12th, 12:00PM -12:50PM Featuring Dr. Charles Abramovic and his studio Light refreshments served. Boyer recital credit given. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As one of myriad styles falling under the rubric of jazz, stride is fundamentally an expression of the African American experience. James P. Johnson (1894-1955) pioneered…

    January 27, 2020
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