Exhibit to Celebrate New Jacksonian-Era Collection During the past year, Tennessee businessman and collector William C. Cook donated his impressive collection of rare books and imprints to the University Libraries and the Center for Jacksonian America. To celebrate this significant donation, the Special Collections Library is presenting an exhibit of materials from the Cook Collection. … Continued
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a new bibliography entitled “Environmental Effects of Conservation Practices on Grazing Lands” which is a guide to recent scientific literature covering environmental effects of conservation practices on grazing lands. This information is useful in designing policies and on-the-land conservation systems that foster practical and environmentally sound grazing practices. … Continued
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Ensemble & Guest Artist Recital Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 8:00 pm Guest Artist: Bob Mintzer, saxophone; UT Jazz Big Band; UT Jazz Faculty Rhythm Section; Music Hall. Contact the School of Music at 865-974-3241 for more information.
Sting’s ‘Labyrinth’: 16th Century Pop Music By Elizabeth Blair Morning Edition, October 16, 2006 · Refined Elizabethan music might not come to mind when you think of Sting. Think again. The rock star has released Songs of the Labyrinth, a new CD of songs by John Dowland, one of the Elizabethan era’s most important composers. … Continued
Ensemble Concert Thursday, Oct. 19 at 8:00 pm Trombone Choir & Trombone Student Solos; Music Hall. Senior Recital Friday, Oct. 20 at 8:00 pm Kristin Brooke Loy, soprano; Ellen Raines, piano; Music Hall. Contact the School of Music at 865-974-3241 for more information.
The Music Man: “Don’t go Back to school, kid” By Jeanne McDonald It’s always there, says Jerry Coker–a melody playing in his subconscious, one of thousands of songs he’s performed in smoky nightclubs or concerts or has fallen asleep to in lonely hotel rooms on the road. “I can be driving or watching a movie,” … Continued
Authors will read from the Guild’s new anthology, Low Explosions. On Monday, October 23, Writers in the Library welcomes Knoxville Writers Guild authors reading from their latest anthology, Low Explosions: Writings on the Body. Low Explosions is the seventh anthology collection from the Knoxville Writers Guild. From size and shape to skin color, pregnancy, aging, … Continued
Cornell Lab of Orinthology’s Macaulay Library archives and preserves an exhaustive sampling of behaviors of each animal species using digital video and audio recordings. The collection of natural sounds includes more than 160,000 recordings, comprising of 67% of the world’s birds and a rapidly increasing holdings of insects, frogs, fish, and mammals. The video collection … Continued
Taylor, Steve. The A to X of Alternative Music. New York: Continuum, 2004. Ref. ML102.P66T38 2004 Dedicated solely to Alternative Music, this book has short biographical entries on bands somewhat idiosyncratically selected by the author. A definition of Alternative music by Michael Stipe of REM opens the book and is followed by an essay explaining … Continued