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Tag Archives: music
Celebrate faculty & staff scholarship and creative achievements
The 24th annual exhibition of scholarly & creative works by UWW faculty & staff will celebrate accomplishments of the past year across a range of disciplines. A sampling of the articles, artwork, books, dance and conference presentations produced by 67 … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, artwork, conference presentations, creative works, Crossman Gallery, dance, faculty, music, novels, poetry, publications, scholarship, staff, UWW
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New Stuff Tuesday – August 9
Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics by Lester Spence E185.86 .S687 2011 New Book Island, 2nd floor Music provides the vehicle for the expression of endless possibilities. As a window to one’s soul, an artist … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, books, hip hop, music, new stuff, politics
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New Stuff Tuesday – July 26
Come Together: The Business Wisdom of the Beatles by Richard Courtney & George Cassidy ML421 .B4 C69 2011 New Book Island, 2nd floor You know what’s blowing up my news feed lately? My friends are posting all sorts of articles, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatles, books, business, entrepreneurship, music, new stuff
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New Stuff Tuesday – March 8
The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can’t Do Without It by Philip Ball ML3800 .B2085 2010 New Book Island, 2nd floor I often get asked why I always have my door closed by people that stop by … Continue reading
Streaming Music Trials in Sept.
Andersen Library has trials of three streaming music databases running during the month of September. Try them out and send us feedback as to whether they’d be useful in your classes! All three databases are capable of delivering CD-quality sound … Continue reading
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Tagged classical music, databases, jazz, music, opera, streaming audio, streaming music, trials, world music
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AGT & opera?
Has America’s Got Talent whetted your appetite for opera? How about 10-year-old Jackie Evancho and her big voice?! If you’ve been missing it you can watch and hear her on YouTube. Here, for example, is her YouTube audition for the … Continue reading
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Tagged fun stuff, music, opera, sound recordings, youtube
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Remembering John
John Lennon was shot to death on December 8, 1980. I always think of Lennon at this time of year, not because this is when he died, but because “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is one of my favorite songs, … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, assassination, Beatles, books, history, Lennon, music, newspapers, videos, youtube
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Homecoming: The ’90s
It’s Homecoming Week @UWW! “The ’90s: Lived ’em, Loved ’em, Never Left ’em.” So get into a ’90s mood! Some Andersen Library resources might help, such as the DVD set of the complete Friends series (2nd-floor Browsing DVD–Features, call no. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990s, 90s, books, DVDs, history, homecoming, music, sound recordings, television series, video games, videorecordings
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Latino Heritage Month @UWW
UWW is celebrating Latino Heritage Month (September) with several free events on campus, all of which take place in the Old Main Ballroom of the James R. Connor University Center: Mon., Sept. 28 @4pm: Concert of Latino music by Felipe … Continue reading
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Tagged books, CDs, hispanic heritage month, latino heritage month, lectures, music, performances, sound recordings
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New Stuff Tuesday – April 28
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age By Steve Knopper ML3790 .K57 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor I left the selection of this week’s New Stuff Tuesday up to one of our … Continue reading
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Tagged books, business, CDs, music, music industry, new stuff
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