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September 28, 2007
Highlander Film Series
The University Libraries invites the university and local communities to learn more about the Highlander Research and Education Center as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. All programs in the Documentaries in Library series will be on Tuesday evenings at the Hodges Library's Lindsay Young Auditorium from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM and are free and open to the public. The programs feature a documentary film showing and discussion lead by filmmakers, Highlander activists, and UT faculty.
Upcoming film on Tuesday, Oct. 2: Uprising of '34 Discussion Leader: Anne Mayhew, Professor Emerita UTK
Uprising of '34 tells the story of the General Strike of 1934, a massive but little-known strike by hundreds of thousands of southern textile workers. After three weeks the strike was stopped and the strikers were denied jobs. Sixty years later this strike is virtually unknown, and union representation in the South still suspect.
Posted by Matt Jordan at 08:00 AM
September 27, 2007
ProTools workshop in Hodges Library
| Beyond GarageBand: Introduction to ProTools.
Taught by Matt Jordan of the Music Library, this class is designed to introduce participants to Pro Tools, an industry standard audio recording software. This hour long class, on October 3 from 4:00-5:00 in Room 251 of Hodges Library, will be a discussion and demonstration only. Although there is not a hands-on section, attendees should gain a basic understanding of the software. Click here for more information and to register. |
Posted by Matt Jordan at 07:32 PM
September 17, 2007
Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito"
| La clemenza di Tito [videorecording] : opera seria in two acts (1791) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, U.K. : Opus Arte, [2006]. DVD: M1500 .M84 C354 2006. Commissioned for the coronation of Leopold II in Prague, Mozart's last opera is a deep, humane reflection on relationships, power and forgiveness. Susan Graham's most extraordinary Sesto and Christoph Pregardien's superb Tito set the standard for this riveting Opera National de Paris performance, conducted by the outstanding Sylvain Cambreling. Source: Naxos |
Posted by Matt Jordan at 03:38 PM
September 14, 2007
Highlander Film Series
The University Libraries invites the university and local communities to learn more about the Highlander Research and Education Center as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. All programs in the Documentaries in Library series will be on Tuesday evenings at the Hodges Library's Lindsay Young Auditorium from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM and are free and open to the public. The programs feature a documentary film showing and discussion lead by filmmakers, Highlander activists, and UT faculty.
Upcoming film on Tuesday, Sept. 18: You Got to Move. Discussion Leader: Pam McMichael, Highlander Director
You Got to Move illustrates various efforts at social community organizations to effect change including the civil rights education projects at Highlander, and citizen's actions against toxic waste dumping and strip mining in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Posted by Matt Jordan at 08:00 AM
Impromptu
Impromptu.
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2005.
DVD: M1500 .S663 I47 1999
Romantic comedy featuring Hugh Grant (Frederic Chopin), Judy Davis (George Sand), and Emma Thompson (Dutchess D'Antan). Brazenly forward George Sand and frail, romantic Frederic Chopin are drawn together as lovers by an unnerving bond that cannot be broken despite the best efforts of those around them to keep them apart. Color, 108 minutes.
Posted by Connie Steigenga at 08:00 AM
September 13, 2007
East Tennessee History Center Event
| East Tennessee Television History:
Highlights From Classic Knoxville Television Programs Friday Sept. 14, 2007 - 7pm - FREE - East TN History Center, 601 Gay St, Knoxville Here's your chance to revisit those wonderful days of locally-produced television programs compiled using rare videotapes from the collection of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound. Many of these shows featured country music entertainment supplied by regional musicians to attract viewers. For almost three decades, Knoxville television stations produced a variety of programs that reflected the rich musical traditions and humor of the East Tennessee region. The show will feature rare commercials, comedy routines, appearances by Barbara Mandrell, Freddie Hart, and a host of regional music acts in a screening of long-unavailable video clips shot right here in Knoxville. Also: rare footage of Mary Costa |
Posted by Matt Jordan at 07:37 PM
ProTools workshop in Hodges Studio
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| Beyond GarageBand: Introduction to ProTools.
Taught by Matt Jordan of the Music Library, this class is designed to introduce participants to Pro Tools, an industry standard audio recording software. This hour long class, on October 3 from 4:00-5:00 in Room 251 of Hodges Library, will be a discussion and demonstration only. Although there is not a hands-on section, attendees should gain a basic understanding of the software. Click here for more information and to register. |
Posted by Matt Jordan at 02:01 PM
September 10, 2007
News Sentinel article
Connie Steigenga, daytime supervisor of the Music Library, and Vance Thompson, Lecturer in UT's School of Music, were interviewed by the Knoxville News Sentinel about the Ruckus music downloading service. Click here to read the article.
Click here to read the article: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/sep/09/0909music/
Posted by Matt Jordan at 03:28 PM
September 09, 2007
The popular music teaching handbook
 | Cooper, B. Lee. The popular music teaching handbook: an educator's guide to music-related print resources. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. Ref. ML3470 .C66 2004 This bibliography contains citations for using popular music in classroom teaching and activities, biographical studies, styles, and other popular music reference sources. Each section of the book is subdivided into narrower topic areas. There are artist, author and topical indexes to help in finding citations. |
Posted by Connie Steigenga at 01:18 PM
September 06, 2007
Ruckus
 | Ruckus Network, Inc. Ruckus. 2007. http://www.ruckus.com
Want to listen to music for free? Ruckus provides free legal music to all college students with a .edu e-mail address. Over 2.5 million tracks are available to stream over the web. There is no limit to your online listening. Try Ruckus today for safe, free and legal online music. |
Posted by Connie Steigenga at 08:15 AM