News archive – Events
Countdown to Muscat!
Last week, we welcomed around 20 participants from around the world to learn the ins and outs of Muscat, RISM’s new program for cataloging musical sources that will be launched in November. From October 12-14, 2016, we were excited to host participants from Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy,...
17 October 2016
Conference this week: Documenting Musical Sources in Latin America
RISM will be hosting a conference this week on Thursday called Documenting Musical Sources in Latin America. We are looking forward to welcoming thirteen of our colleagues who will report on the state of describing musical sources in seven countries in Central and South America. The conference is being presented...
12 September 2016
Fête des Vignerons
Preparations are already underway for a major event that will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2019 in Vevey, Switzerland. The Fête des Vignerons (Winegrowers Festival) is not only a special occasion because it takes place in irregular intervals about every 25 years. The engagement of the town’s...
22 August 2016
RISM at IAML, Part 2: What's New in 2016
A month ago we were basking in the warm Italian sun and feasting upon the many presentations that were given as part of the IAML Congress in Rome. Recently we gave you an update on the progress of our new cataloging program, Muscat (and was kindly translated into Spanish by...
15 August 2016
Conference: Documenting Musical Sources in Latin America
RISM will be hosting a conference entitled Documenting Musical Sources in Latin America that will take place on September 15, 2016 as a peripheral event of the annual congress of the Gesellschaft für Musikforschung (German Society for Music Research) in Mainz. RISM has invited speakers from Latin America to share...
8 August 2016
The Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth
The Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth opens today. But apart from the famous Green Hill, the Bavarian town is also home to the Margravial Opera House, one of the largest Baroque theaters in Europe. It is currently being restored (in a project that is expected to last until 2018), but...
25 July 2016
RISM at the IAML Congress
All roads lead to Rome - will we see you there? RISM is looking forward to the annual conference of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres from 3 to 8 July 2016. As in years past, RISM will be sponsoring sessions. In addition, several of our...
13 June 2016
Bachfest and Sanssouci – Leipzig and Potsdam
Leipzig’s first Bach Festival took place in 1908. Bachfest has been held annually there since 1999, with a different theme each year. This year, from June 10 to 19, the theme is Secrets of Harmony (program in PDF). Over 100 events will take place at more than 30 venues. New...
9 June 2016
Pentecost and Music
For many, “Pentecost” (Whitsun) and “music” call to mind the striking setting of the Pentecost hymn Veni Creator Spiritus in Gustav Mahler’s Eighth Symphony. A look in the RISM database shows the versatile musical forms the text has taken. The 1,276 RISM records range from Heinrich Finck (ca. 1444-1527), who...
12 May 2016
Musical Greetings for Mother's Day
This Sunday, Mother’s Day will be celebrated in dozens of countries around the world, including here in Germany. Cards and flowers are usually a must on the second Sunday in May, but at RISM we have some suggestions for brightening the day with music. Mother’s Day is only about 100...
6 May 2016
