The Curtis Institute of Music

© 2000 Meredith Heuer

A 100th Birthday Tribute to Elliott Carter
20/21: The Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble performs a concert of works by Elliott Carter on Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. in honor of the famed composer's 100th birthday. The free recital takes place in Field Concert Hall at The Curtis Institute of Music, and no tickets are required. The program also includes two pieces by student composers Christopher Rogerson and Ke-Chia Chen. View the entire program.

Dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, 20/21 performs works ranging from important twentieth-century compositions to newly written pieces not yet part of the core repertoire.

John de Lancie Library

The John de Lancie Library is located in the Milton L. Rock Resource Center, 1720 Locust Street. When school is in session, the library hours are as follows:

	Monday through Friday	9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
	Saturday	Closed
	Sunday	1-6 p.m.

General Holdings
Competition, Fellowship, and Awards Information
Orchestra Library
Library Access and Policies

GENERAL HOLDINGS
The first three floors of the Milton L. Rock Resource Center contain more than eighty thousand music scores, books, and recordings that you may either study or use for performing. In addition the library collects manuscripts, gifts of music, and memorabilia of Curtis and people associated with it.

The library is not designed to provide the music for your major subjects or for your secondary piano lessons: You must supply that music yourself. However, the library does provide chamber music, and the orchestra library supplies music for the orchestra.

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COMPETITION, FELLOWSHIP, AND AWARDS INFORMATION
The library maintains up-to-date information on competitions, fellowships, awards, etc., that may interest you. Please see the circulation manager for help with this material. (For information on Fulbright and other grants for study abroad, please contact the dean.)

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ORCHESTRA LIBRARY
The fourth floor of the Milton L. Rock Resource Center houses both the orchestra library and the office of the Orchestra Manager. The orchestra library collection contains some two thousand sets of parts, many of which came to Curtis from the collection of Max Rudolf.

The orchestra library provides the music for orchestra rehearsals and performances, as well as for string, wind, and percussion classes. To obtain orchestra parts for practice, lessons, or auditions, e-mail the Orchestra Manager. Please allow at least twenty-four hours for all practice part requests. Full scores from the orchestra library do not circulate, but you can check out study and miniature scores from the second floor of the library.

Please treat all orchestral material with maximum care. Use a pencil to insert bowings, phrasings, and cut signs. Do not use ink. If you damage or lose a part, you must pay for its replacement.

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LIBRARY ACCESS AND POLICIES
The library is for your use, as well as that of faculty members and Philadelphia-area alumni. Outside researchers seeking access to special collections or archival material must apply in writing to Elizabeth Walker, head librarian.

Please do not leave library materials unattended anywhere. You are responsible for any items you have checked out, whether they are lost, stolen, or damaged.

Other rules and policies of the library are listed in the library information section of the ROC, the library's online catalog, accessible from any computer on the Curtis network at http://10.0.0.15. Whenever you need help, please ask one of the librarians.

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