The Jerwood Library's Summer vacation opening hours are available on the Using the Jerwood Library page.
The library is among the first recipients of the UK and Ireland branch of the International Association of Music Libraries Excellence Award for Music Libraries. The panel was impressed by the specialist knowledge demonstrated by the Library’s highly qualified staff, the comprehensive user education service provided for both students and teachers, and the generous opening hours.More information about the award.
The Jerwood Library's Spring vacation opening hours are available on the Using the Jerwood Library page.
The Jerwood Library's winter vacation opening hours are available on the Using the Jerwood Library page.
The Jerwood Library has continued its series of TCM Faculty Composer displays with a display about Stephen Montague. See photos of the display.
The Jerwood Library has launched a series of TCM Faculty Composer displays with a display about Gwyn Pritchard. See photos of the display.
A recording of Haydn's Nelson Mass, performed live by Ilse hollweg, Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Schmid at London's Royal Festival Hall on 8th November 1965. Available now in the Jerwood Library. See a photo of the library's display about this recording. The Nelson Mass will be performed live in the ORNC Chapel on the 1st July 2009 by the Old Royal Naval College Chapel Choir and Greenwich Baroque Orchestra.
A recording of Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia, performed live by Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Janet Baker et al with the English Chamber Chorus and Orchestra at Sadler's Wells in September 1969. Available now in the Jerwood Library. See a photo of the library's display about this recording.
The Jerwood Library has recently subscribed to two new audio/video resources, Opera in Video and Jazz Music Library. See the full list of audio/video resources available to library members on the catalogue.
The Jerwood Library's Easter vacation opening hours are available on the Using the Jerwood Library page.
A00165: a recording of Haydn's Piano Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI/52, performed live by Sviatoslav Richter at the Royal Festival Hall on 11th June 1967. Available now in the Jerwood Library. See a photo of the library's display about this recording.
A00381~O: a recording of Die Schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss, performed live at the 1959 Salzburg festival by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus conducted by Karl Bohm. Available now in the Jerwood Library. See a photo of the library's display about this recording.
A00325: a recording of Ravel's piano concerto no. 1 in G major. The soloist is Leonard Bernstein, who also conducted the New York Philharmonic orchestra on 13/2/1963 at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Available now in the Jerwood Library. See a photo of the library's display about this recording.
A00860: a recording of rehearsals for the 1959 Decca recording of Puccini's La Boheme. Performers: Tullio Serafin conducting the Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Renata Tebaldi; Carlo Bergonzi; Ettore Bastianini. Available now in the Jerwood Library. See a photo of the library's display about this recording.
