Rare Books & Arts

Listening Post Music: New Selections.

Listening Post Music: New Selections.

January 21, 2013

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Latest listening post selections in Arts include the following new CD arrivals. The online catalogue indicates which Listening Post the CD is available on. There are eight jukebox listening posts… Read More ›

Sleeping Beauty: on the stage and on the page

Sleeping Beauty: on the stage and on the page

January 13, 2013

Rare Books & Arts:

With Richard Gill’s Sleeping Beauty pantomime about to hit the stage for the Victorian Opera,  the State Library of Victoria’s Children’s Research Librarian, Juliet O’Conor, takes us through the history… Read More ›

Some cool jazz for a hot 2013!

Some cool jazz for a hot 2013!

January 4, 2013

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

No better way to welcome in 2013 than by welcoming the wonderful online Naxos Jazz Library to our growing collection of music streaming services! With over 65,000 tracks from over… Read More ›

New Christmas Music.

New Christmas Music.

December 27, 2012

Rare Books & Arts:

Some great new Christmas CDs have just arrived into the collection.  They include traditonal carol favourites and classics by Handel and Britten, as well as performances by the Vienna Boys Choir… Read More ›

Merry Christmas and happy new year to all!

Merry Christmas and happy new year to all!

December 24, 2012

Rare Books & Arts:

A new sheet music collection; worth singing about!

A new sheet music collection; worth singing about!

December 19, 2012

Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

As the year draws to a close I thought it might be a good opportunity to show off a new collection of sheet music that we now have available via… Read More ›

New books, and not a piano in sight!

New books, and not a piano in sight!

December 12, 2012

New books, Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

It’s been a while since I’ve done a new-books post, what with Australian Music Month, Melbourne Music Week, and the Kaldor Art Project demanding our attention. So let’s get back… Read More ›

Listening Post Sounds: Angels, Follies, Wiggles & more…

Listening Post Sounds: Angels, Follies, Wiggles & more…

December 6, 2012

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Some recent CD arrivals feature on the Listening Posts in Arts. The online catalogue indicates which Listening Post the CD is available on. There are eight jukebox listening posts in… Read More ›

Pianos, pianos everywhere……

Pianos, pianos everywhere……

November 30, 2012

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

If you havent yet caught up with the remarkable performance currently happening in our Cowen Gallery then you had better get your skates on before December 6th, when Stop, Repair,… Read More ›

Music, music everywhere…..

Music, music everywhere…..

November 21, 2012

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

November is host to both Australian Music Month and Melbourne Music Week, so I’ve dipped into the Naxos Music Library to see what local treats are on offer: An Australian… Read More ›