Anne Potter Wilson Music Library
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Dom Flemons Collection at Heard Libraries offers ‘treasure trove’ for scholars exploring African American influences on roots music
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have acquired the personal collection of Dom Flemons, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and cultural historian whose music and research have brought greater awareness to African Americans’ extensive contributions to roots music. Flemons also will be appearing at the Blair School and NMAAM later this month. Read MoreJan 4, 2024
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‘Voices of Mississippi’ concert event is Sept. 15
"Voices of Mississippi" is presented by the Vanderbilt Wilson Music Library. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 9 a.m. A limited number of complimentary tickets have been held for Vanderbilt University students, faculty and staff. Read MoreJul 28, 2023
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Research Development and Support aids researchers seeking to diversify sponsorship funding
Research Development and Support‘s tailored services for developing and broadening sponsorship funding are part of a cohesive strategy to support faculty pursuing competitive research proposals from a range of external sponsors, including federal, state and local governments, industry partners and nonprofits. Read MoreJun 1, 2022
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Heard Libraries acquire collection of jazz, world music master Yusef Lateef
The Heard Libraries are now home to a rich collection of research materials from the life and career of Grammy-winning musician Yusef A. Lateef. This latest music-related acquisition is helping Vanderbilt build a world-class archive of African American music in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music. Read MoreMar 18, 2022
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Wilson Fund continues extraordinary impact on Vanderbilt music library, students and scholars
The vision of one of Vanderbilt University’s most influential benefactors, David K. “Pat” Wilson, BA’41, and his family will bring transformational change to the Anne Potter Wilson Music Library, which provides unique resources and services to the Blair School of Music. Read MoreDec 10, 2021
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Spring Celebration of Music is March 21
Since 2015, the Anne Potter Wilson Music Library has held a Spring Celebration of Music that allows participants to interact with music technology. Read MoreMar 19, 2019
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Enroll in Vanderbilt Osher spring 2017 classes
The August total solar eclipse, digital humanities and moral intelligence are among the diverse topics covered during the spring term of Vanderbilt's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read MoreFeb 24, 2017
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The Met Connection: Parent Leader Rich Miller Keeps Opera Streaming from New York to Vanderbilt
A tenor who studied with Metropolitan Opera star John Alexander and currently studies with Robert White of Juilliard, Rich Miller is in his sixth year as president of the Metropolitan Opera Guild and is an advisory director of the Metropolitan Opera Association. As a Blair parent and member of the Vanderbilt Parents Leadership Committee and the Parents and Family Advisory Board, he and his wife, Carol, have made it possible for the Blair and Vanderbilt communities to access live streaming of the Met through a subscription service. Read MoreAug 12, 2016
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Blair School Confidential: Blair Students Combine the Resources of a Major Research University with Intense Music Study
Blair students know they’ll be majoring in music—often in addition to other disciplines—but frequently they choose Vanderbilt for the other social and academic opportunities the university offers that a traditional music conservatory cannot. This means Blair students are among the busiest on campus, continuing their intense focus on music while juggling the demands of other classes. Read MoreMay 12, 2016
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Valerie Hotchkiss named Vanderbilt’s university librarian
Valerie Hotchkiss, a library director and professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will join Vanderbilt Aug. 1 in the role of university librarian, with responsibility for nine divisional libraries and the Television News Archive. Read MoreApr 21, 2016
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Blair School of Music’s library is new home for John Hartford music collection
The family of the songwriter who wrote "Gentle on My Mind" has donated 2,500 books on musicians and Southern music to the library at Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt. Read MoreDec 8, 2015
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Online archive extends legacy of dulcimer legend David Schnaufer
The Appalachian Dulcimer Archive contains sound clips of David Schnaufer playing various dulcimers, photos and history about dulcimers from Schnaufer’s collection, biographical material about Schnaufer and other information. Read MoreNov 29, 2012