Festival International de Musique Universitaire (FIMU) at Belfort, France

Our mailbox received details of another music festival, which we're happy to share with you here:-

International University Music Festival

6-10 June 2019  

Call for Applications:-

www.fimu.com

 

Historical Harp Society of Ireland - Festival of Early Irish Harp

Festival of Early Irish Harp 15-21 August 2018

We received a circular about a summer festival that our harp players might enjoy:-

The Historical Harp Society of Ireland says that they are, "delighted to announce this year’s Scoil na gClairseach—Festival of Early Irish Harp: the world’s premier festival dedicated to the early harp of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands and Islands. It takes place 15–21 August 2018 at Coláiste Pobail Osraí in Kilkenny, Ireland. We have a juicy line-up of concerts, workshops, lectures and masterclasses, which will shortly be available to see at www.irishharp.org"

A new database for British musical festival repertoire, 1695-1940

MUSICAL FESTIVALS DATABASE

This announcement has just been shared with music librarians world-wide.  If you're interested in the history of musical performance and repertoires, then a database of historical music festivals might be right up your street!  Extending from 1695 to 1940, it offers a wealth of information from over 250 years.

Let's quote from the announcement we've just received,

Announcing the Public Launch of the Musical Festivals Database (with apologies for cross-posting)

The Musical Festivals Database (MFD; www.musicalfestivals.org) is now launched! The MFD is a fully-searchable index of programs, personnel, ensembles and venues of musical festivals held in Great Britain between 1695 and 1940. As of May 15, 2017, the MFD contains searchable records for over 500 festivals. These records include complete programs for major festivals such as Birmingham, the Handel Festivals at the Crystal Palace, Leeds, Norwich, and the Three Choirs Festivals. Through searching the MFD, one can trace the dissemination of repertoire throughout Great Britain, track how a singer’s or performer’s repertoire changed over time, see the changes in ensemble size and makeup, or even gauge the popularity of a specific performer, composer, or composition. 

We invite you to explore the site and browse for your favorite performers and compositions. In the next few weeks, we will discuss ways we have used the MFD in classes on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MusicalFestivalsDatabase/). In the meantime, feel free to share any comments you have about the site and the information contained within it with us!

Technical: The MFD is an open-access research tool, freely available to all users. It is hosted by the Oberlin College Library, and was created and is supported in collaboration of the Oberlin College & Conservatory Office of Sponsored Programs, Duke University’s Digital Scholarship Services, the Five Colleges of Ohio, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The MFD was created by Charles Edward McGuire of Oberlin College & Conservatory and Chris Borgmeyer of Crooked River Designs. Undergraduate research assistants at Oberlin and graduate students at Duke completed much of the data entry for the MFD. 

The Aria Database 

While we're talking about databases, here's a really useful searchable database listing opera arias along with English translations - the Aria Database, boasting 1288 Arias - 177 Operas - 65 Composers - 389 Translations - 1027 Aria Texts - and 223 MIDIs  ...

http://www.aria-database.com/index.html

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Scottish musicians might also be interested in a brief history of the very first Edinburgh Musical Festival - NOT the festival that you know and love today, but one that was a brave new attempt way back in 1815 ... 'The First Edinburgh Musical Festival: 'Serious and magnificent entertainment', or 'A combination of harmonious and discordant notes'?' / Karen McAulay, Brio, vol.53 no.1, 35-46
 

Glasgow to Dorchester, Anyone? English Music Festival

We've just heard about a music festival which will undoubtedly be enjoyable ... are any of our readers going to be anywhere near Dorchester between 26th-29th May?  Click the link for more info.

English Music Festival

Warlock - Delius - Britten - Ireland - Dring (and more) 

• Glasgow to Dorchester

Have a Musical Trip to Innsbruck Festival of Early Music

Innsbruck Early Music Festival (18 July - 27 August)

In our in-box today, we received a programme for the forthcoming Innsbruck Early Music Festival.  Never was a programme (or, indeed, a town) so packed with the sound of music! Do take a look.

• Festival website in English
• Festival website in German

Mozart in Salzburg, Mendelssohn in Hamburg - Summer Schools, Apply Now!

More promotional mail arrived in the library today. This time, two summer schools to appeal to our musicians:-

• Sommerakademie Mozarteum at Internationale Universitate, Salzburg, Austria, July 16 - August 26 2017, with a wide variety of masterclasses for different performers, and additional courses on Alexander Technique, Italian, German, Feldenkrais for musicians, and yoga.  www.summeracademymozarteum.at.  (Look for the box marked 'Downloads' for information about Master Classes,Opera School, Orchestra Academy,Course fees 2017, Guidelines for application, and the General Terms & Conditions.)
• International Mendelssohn Festival - Summer School / Master Classes in chamber music, strings, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, saxophone and conducting, September 11-24, 2017, in Hamburg.  Application deadline 15 May. www.mendelssohn-festival.com/summerschool

In the In-Tray: SOLAS 2014 Festival, 20-22 June 2014, Perth

We received leaflets about a forthcoming music festival:-

www.SolasFestival.co.uk

Rhinegold Publishing - Festivals 2014

This listing of music festivals can be purchased from Rhinegold Publishing. However, here at the Whittaker Library, we've kept our subscription copy, catalogued and added it to Library Stock.

Here for reference by anyone who cares to visit us!  So, which festivals will you attend?

Catalogue entry HERE. 

The List: Festival Guide 2014 (What's on in Scotland?)

A helpful link passed on by Creative Scotland - 

Guide to Scotland's Festivals

Heavy Metal at Belladrum Festival Site?

Not my pun, I hasten to add.  Roman coins found after Festival organisers clear up ... Read it on BBC News.

Cambridge Mathematics Scholar attends 1837 Birmingham Music Festival

Interesting blog about the Birmingham Triennial Festival in 1837, as recorded by a Victorian Mathematics scholar from Cambridge.  Read on ...

MusiCB3 Blog from the University of Cambridge - homepage.

Trad on the Tyne

A reminder -

 

Trad on the Tyne:

a weekend festival of music and more

31 August - 2 September 2012, Haddington

• And here is the link:- http://www.tradonthetyne.com/  (The Whittaker Library gets told about all sorts of festivals and events - do come back again for an update.)

Trad on the Tyne

Traditional music festival, Haddington

Haddington, 31 Aug - 2 Sept 2012

Find out more here.

"The headline event at this year’s Trad on the Tyne festival in Haddington (31 August-2 September) is to be ‘Steele the Show’, the outstanding tribute concert to the late, great Prestonpans singer and songwriter Davy Steele, who died in 2001."