Exhibits

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Author: Sabine O'Donnell, TALint Student, Music Library

This month's display looks a little bit different as the music library is currently under renovation and we do not have our usual display spot available. However, we still wanted to… read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Sabine O'Donnell, TALint Student, Music Library

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. This is a time to acknowledge and appreciate the many Asian communities that exist around the world. At the Music Library, we are specifically dedicating our monthly display to Asian composers and musicians, and… read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Sabine O'Donnell, TALint Student, Music Library

Earth Day is an event dedicated to environmental protection. It has been running since 1970 and is celebrated on April 22.  

In recognition of this, we are highlighting music related to ecomusicology, environmental activism, and… read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Sabine O'Donnell, TALint Student, Music Library

March 8th is International Women’s Day. The United Nations theme this year is "Invest in women: Accelerate progress." In honour of this, we are highlighting women-identifying composers from around the world whose work can be found in our catalogue, as… read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Sabine O'Donnell, TALint Student, Music Library

February is Black History Month, which is a time to honour the lives of Black people. In the Music Library, we are highlighting the achievements of Black musicians, composers, and movements in our display this month. We encourage you to come in and… read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Sabine O'Donnell, TALint Student, Music Library

You may have noticed that we have a new display up in the Music Library. We are so excited to feature some of the queer stories we have in our collection – including queer musicians, queer composers, and queer movements.  

Queer is a term… read more

Category: Exhibits
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Author: Rebecca Shaw, Music Archivist

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

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

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

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