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Platero and I
On Wednesday, April 6, Paley Library’s noontime concert series, Beyond the Notes, will feature Duo MusicAleph, consisting of Temple graduate Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, composer and pianist, and Elizabeth Peña, narrator. They will perform Ms. Erdely-Sayo’s work for piano Platero y Yo, inspired by the novel by Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958). Juan Ramón Jiménez, winner of the…
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Bach to the Future Contest!
Beyond the Notes: Temple Library’s Award-Winning Noontime Concert Series Presents: The Guitar Studio of Allen Krantz Bach to the Future: 3 Centuries of Guitar Music Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 12:00pm – 12:45pm Paley Library Lecture Hall Answer this question for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate: How many strings does the modern classical guitar…
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Beyond the Notes: Bach to the Future — Three Centuries of Guitar Music
Beyond the Notes, Temple Library’s Award-Winning Noontime Concert Series Presents: The Guitar Studio of Allen Krantz Bach to the Future: Three Centuries of Guitar Music Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Noon to 1:00 P.M. Paley Library Lecture Hall Of all the instruments employed in Western music, the guitar has possibly the most diverse and unique history (spanning…
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Musical Gems in a New Setting Contest!
Beyond the Notes: Temple Library’s Award-Winning Noontime Concert Series Presents: Jeffrey Solow, cello Elise Auerbach, piano Musical Gems in a New Setting Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Noon to 1:00 P.M. Paley Library Lecture Hall Answer this question for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate: What did the Nazis confiscate from Gregor Piatigorsky in…
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Beyond the Notes – Musical Gems in a New Setting
Beyond the Notes: Temple Library’s Award-Winning Noontime Concert Series Presents: Jeffrey Solow, cello Elise Auerbach, piano Musical Gems in a New Setting Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Noon to 1:00 P.M. Paley Library Lecture Hall After a quick perusal of the chamber music program for the upcoming Beyond the Notes concert, the names Franz Joseph Haydn,…
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Tag! You’re it! Win $50!
Win $50 in the Beyond the Notes Facebook Tagging Contest! How to Win 1. Attend as many of the Beyond the Notes award-winning Library Noontime concerts as you can! 2. Check Temple Libraries’ Facebook page for concert photographs, or take a selfie at the event and submit it to Facebook or Twitter. 3. Be sure…
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Beyond the Notes – Domestic Tranquility
Beyond the Notes: Temple Library’s Award-Winning Noontime Concert Series Presents a free screening of Domestic Tranquility Visual Music by Maurice Wright Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Noon to 1:00 P.M. Paley Library Lecture Hall Dr. Maurice Wright, the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Music Composition at the Boyer College of Music and Dance, created the animation…
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Boyer All-Stars Return to the Library!
Welcome to the Library’s Award-Winning Noontime Concert Series – Beyond the Notes! All Concerts 12-1 unless otherwise specified. Paley Library Lecture Hall, Ground Floor Boyer recital credit given. Refreshments served. Domestic Tranquility. Film and music by Maurice Wright. Wednesday, September 23rd Musical Gems in a New Setting. Jeffrey Solow, cellist, Elise Auerbach, piano, arrangements…
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Genius of Simplicity: Johnny Mercer
Great American Songwriters Series: John Johnson, Entertainer and Scholar presents Genius of Simplicity: Johnny Mercer Thursday, March 26 Noon to 1:00 P.M. Paley Library Lecture Hall Johnny Mercer (1909–1976) worked as an actor, singer, songwriter, and businessman, but was best known for his genius as a lyricist. At the age of 19, Mercer moved to New…
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Spin the Baroque! Contemporary Music for Harpsichord
Join us for a new and refreshing lunchtime break! Renowned harpsichordist, scholar, and beloved teacher Joyce Lindorff and her students join us at Temple University Library on Thursday, March 12th, 12-1. Although commonly associated with what we call the baroque period in music (ca. 1600-1750), the harpsichord now enjoys a rich and renewed repertoire as…