Exhibits

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Author: Rebecca Shaw, Music Archivist
6 Jan, 2023

The 2023 Winter/Summer exhibit at the University of Toronto Music Library celebrates the esteemed Canadian composer, writer, educator, pianist, broadcaster, and administrator John Beckwith (1927-2022). To view the exhibit in its entirety, start with… read more

Photograph of Saiedeh Rajabzadeh by Ade Urbancic
Author: Saeideh Rajabzadeh, guest contributor
1 Dec, 2022

Large, beautiful mountains cradle the city of Kermanshah, Iran. The weather is moderate: warm days and cool nights make for pleasant weather year-round. Frequently sunny, occasionally rainy, and rarely snowy. In the countryside, you might hear… read more

Category: Exhibits , Category: Guest blog posts
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Author: Avery Brzobohaty, TALint Student
21 Nov, 2022

To quote Dean Ellie Hisama, “music theory as a field is often regarded as neutral […] and exempt from discussions of issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, nationality, citizenship, economics, politics, and so forth” (Hisama 2018, 253). Hisama… read more

Category: E-resources , Category: Exhibits
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Author: Avery Brzobohaty, TALint Student
22 Sep, 2022

As you make your way back to the Music Library you may have noticed that things look a little bit different in the Music Library. We are currently shifting items around as part of an ongoing process to make our collections more physically accessible.… read more

Category: E-resources , Category: Exhibits
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Author: Avery Brzobohaty, TALint Student
28 Jul, 2022

In “Moving in the Circle: Indigenous Solidarity for Canadian Libraries” (2017), Julie Blair and Desmond Wong state that “Indigenous histories have been largely omitted and separated from library collections. Their article is one of many calls for post-… read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Avery Brzobohaty, TALint Student
21 Mar, 2022

Music is power. It has the ability to carefully craft and transmit a subtle nonverbal message subversively such as Giuseppe Verdi’s nostalgic invocation of nation through “va pensiero” in Nabucco. Other times, the message is loud and in your… read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Avery Brzobohaty, TALint Student
21 Mar, 2022

Ukraine and Canada have a long history together that has impacted the Canadian art music scene. Today we are going to take a look at some of that history.

Want to learn/listen more? Check out the … read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Avery Brzobohaty, TALint Student
13 Jan, 2022

Downtown Toronto has been much quieter than usual lately. As I walk, the sun warms my face and tiny snowflakes glimmer in the air, transforming the campus into something magical.

For the month of January, we bring you a collection of snowy and… read more

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Author: Rebecca Shaw, Music Archivist
1 Nov, 2021

The University of Toronto’s fall convocation is fast approaching on November 18, 2021. Once again this year, due to the pandemic, degrees will be conferred in absentia in a virtual ceremony. 

In celebration of our more than 7,500 illustrious… read more

Category: Exhibits , Category: Faculty publications
Kathleen Parlow and three unidentified women (photo from the Kathleen Parlow fonds).
Author: James Mason, Technical Services Librarian
1 Oct, 2021

Join us at the music library in celebrating wonderful music by Canadian women composers. In our collection, we have music composed by women, books about music written by women, recordings by women, and recordings of music composed by women. This… read more

Category: Exhibits