September is National Classical Music Month which makes this a great time to listen to some of your favorite classical pieces or discover some new favorites. The Naxos Music Library database is a vast collection of streaming classical music. It boasts over 2 million tracks with thousands being added every month. You have the option… Continue reading Streaming Classical Music
Category: Music and Video
Blog posts about AV materials.
So may I introduce to you Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
According to the magazine, Rolling Stone, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album is the most important rock & roll album ever made, an unsurpassed adventure in concept, sound, songwriting, cover art and studio technology by the greatest rock & roll group of all time – The Beatles.” The MVCC library has books,… Continue reading So may I introduce to you Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
#TryPod: The Podcasts We Love
Our Librarians love podcasts, and we are joining the #TryPod effort to promote podcasts during the month of March 2017. Don’t miss the Library’s two podcasts: The MVCC Library Podcast: Audio from library events and discussions with faculty. The Moraine Valley Broadcasting Channel: Student-created podcasts on a range of topics. Here are some recommended podcasts… Continue reading #TryPod: The Podcasts We Love
New to Collection: Nutcracker(s)
It’s that time of year again, when the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful…and you might want to watch the Nutcracker ballet! Two new versions have been added to our library collection. The first is The Nutcracker featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov and the American Ballet Theatre. It premiered in 1976 at the… Continue reading New to Collection: Nutcracker(s)
Coming around again?
Are LPs making a comeback? For those of us with stacks of them in the basement, they never left. But statistics show that there seems to be renewed interest in the format. In 2015, revenues from vinyl sales were $416 million, the highest level since 1988. RIAA keeps these statistics and has other information about… Continue reading Coming around again?
#Hamilton & the Broadway Musical: The Quintessential American Art Form
The Broadway Musical is an American invention that has moved across the world. With roots in the nineteenth century, the Broadway Musical fused together theater traditions, pop culture, pop music, and big production values into a new American standard. Faculty members Tommy Hensel and Craig Rosen explore this art form’s roots and impact. This is… Continue reading #Hamilton & the Broadway Musical: The Quintessential American Art Form
Silver Screen Shakespeare
With the new Shakespeare Garden being dedicated on July 21st and the upcoming MVCC production of The Taming of the Shrew, we wanted to celebrate the greatness that was William Shakespeare! We’ve got a number of resources in the library that get you in touch with his works directly. You can check them out here.… Continue reading Silver Screen Shakespeare
New to Collection – “Concussion” Book & DVD
It started with an article Jeanne Marie Laskas wrote for GQ magazine titled “Game Brain.” She helped to publicly expose the work of forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu who discovered the brain disease CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) that many NFL football players/retirees were dying from, some committing suicide over. Omalu’s story began when Mike Webster,… Continue reading New to Collection – “Concussion” Book & DVD
New to Collection: “Capitalism: a Love Story” by Michael Moore
A must see movie this election season is Michael Moore’s Capitalism: a Love Story. IMDB summarizes the film as examining “the impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). The film moves from Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global… Continue reading New to Collection: “Capitalism: a Love Story” by Michael Moore
Check Out Our New DVDs – Including “Star Wars : The Force Awakens!”
In honor of National Library Week (April 10-16, 2016), come visit us in the library and check out some of the other items in our collection, such as DVDs! We have a wide variety of newly released DVD movies…for instance, Star Wars : The Force Awakens. You can locate it in our collection here. To… Continue reading Check Out Our New DVDs – Including “Star Wars : The Force Awakens!”