Muziekbibliotheek Gent

Today is the official start of the school year. Our library staff are ready to assist, help and inform all students and visitors. The library is designed for reading, listening, studying and exploring music. We are here to help you discover music both physically and digitally.

New Arrivals!

WE ARE OPEN!

Mondays - Thursdays: 10h till 17h.

The library will be closed during the summer holidays from Monday, July 8 to Sunday, August 18.

NEWNEWNEW!
New books and journals will now be displayed at the entrance.
Stay tuned for further announcements on our Instagram profile!

CLOSED on the 9th and 10th of May.
We are looking forward to welcome you next week on Monday.

📸: Wim T'Hooft

Storage is one of the most important aspects in preserving our music. Alejandro, our jobstudent, has taken the major task upon themselves to repack our collection in acid-free material. This will help us to protect the paper and prolong its durability.

Today it is WORLD BOOK DAY 2024!!

In case you need new books for your reading list, the Music Library of Ghent offers a great collection of goodreads!

NEW JOURNALS!

The 21st of april we will open the doors for ERFGOEDDAG!

Coming Sunday 21/04/2024: 10h - 17h

This year's theme: 'Musicians at home abroad'.
Wim T'Hooft put together a fascinating exhibition presenting documents of the whereabouts of Belgian musicians HOME and ABROAD.

This exhibition features seven different Belgian musicians:
- Jules-Toussaint De Sutter
- Adrien François Servais
- Adolphe Abraham Samuel
- François-Auguste Gevaert
- Hendrik Waelput
- Robert Herberigs
- Martin Lunssens

Would you like to know more about their connection with Belgium and activities abroad? We are more than happy to welcome you and present these treasures of our collection.

WE ARE OPEN THE 2ND WEEK OF THE EASTER HOLIDAY!

Monday till Thursday (10h till 17h)

CLOSED: 1st-5th of April

Tim Duerinck studied instrument making at the Ghent Conservatory. For his master's thesis, he made a cello out of polystyrene foam. For his PhD, he built stringed instruments out of composite materials (flax, carbon and fibreglass).
Thanks for this great addition to our library!

Tim Duerinck studeerde instrumentenbouw aan het Gentse Conservatorium. Voor zijn masterproef maakte hij een cello uit piepschuim. Voor zijn doctoraat bouwde hij strijkinstrumenten uit composietmaterialen (vlas, carbon en glasvezel)
Bedankt voor deze mooie aanwinst in onze bibliotheek!

Found in a violin score and marked "Anna Gevaert", probably the teacher standing to the left. Always fantastic to find these little surprises in the Muziekbibliotheek! If you know where this photo was taken or any other information, please contact us!

Some before and after shots of the recent move of Muziekarchief to the Muziekbibliotheek. We look forward to welcoming visitors to listen to LPs and CDs later this year!

While selecting documents to digitalize from the archives of the Ghent Conservatory we found this. Victor Horta aged 12!

Vlaams Muziekarchief verhuist naar Gent: 'Na fusie was archief geen prioriteit meer' 40.000 platen en cd's uit de Vlaamse muziekgeschiedenis staan al jaren stof te vergaren in een Brusselse kelder, maar dat gaat binnenkort veranderen, want het Vlaamse muziekarchief verhuist naar Gent.

Another very nice article about the new addition to the Muziekbibliotheek!

40.000 platen en cd's van Vlaams Muziekarchief krijgen plaats in bibliotheek van conservatorium en KASK in Gent Het Kunstenpunt verhuist de collectie omdat er in Brussel geen plaats is om de collectie ook open te stellen voor iedereen.

We are very happy and excited to be welcoming the Muziekarchief to the Muziekbibliotheek!

Eindelijk een toekomst voor Muziekarchief: 40.000 platen krijgen nieuwe thuis in Gent Het Muziekarchief van Kunstenpunt, een van de grootste platencollecties van Vlaanderen, verhuist naar de bibliotheek van KASK & Conservatorium Gent...

While visiting our special exhibition around the lion in music on Sunday you can also visit our year-long exhibition about opera in Ghent. In addition to manuscripts, photographs, and scores from the 19th century until today you can see some of the fantastic costumes made by Walter Van Beirendonck for Philip Glass's opera Akhnaten.

A nice article about our one day exhibition this Sunday.

Zondag mag de Vlaamse Leeuw nog eens uit zijn kot in Gent: “Het werd tussen pot en pint geschreven” ‘Beestig’ is het thema van de Erfgoeddag van komende zondag. En dat thema wordt wel heel ruim geïnterpreteerd. Zo komt ook de Vlaamse Leeuw uit zijn kot. Voor wie het niet zou weten: het beest is een onvervalste Gentenaar, geschreven en gecomponeerd in 9000. “Tussen pot en pint.”

This year's Erfgoeddag focuses on animals. Of course we couldn't miss the chance to display our Vlaamse Topstuk "De Vlaamsche Leeuw" by Karel Miry. You can see it on display this Sunday (23 April) from 10:00 to 17:00 in the Muziekbibliotheek Gent along with other works featuring lions.

Last week we had the great pleasure to interview Jacqueline Van Quaille, graduate of the Ghent Conservatory (class of 1958), about her time as a student and international career as an opera singer. Many thanks to Geert Dhondt for conducting the interview and the team from the media cell of HOGENT. The interview will be part of the Muziebibliotheek’s exhibit about opera in Gent opening in January.

A great day discussing 19th century music and sources as well as historical recordings with experts and students in the Muziekbibliotheek.

Throughout the month of September the festival 123 Piano will take place in the city of Ghent. Seven pianos are placed in public areas for free concerts and for anyone who wants to play a tune. If you have the urge to tickle the ivories but are a bit timid stop by the Muziekbibliotheek, pick out a score and try out our silent acoustic piano.
https://www.123-piano.be/editie-2022

Editie 2022 — 123-Piano Wat zijn we trots! De voorbije tien jaar gingen duizenden pianisten van 3 tot 93 jaar meer dan 40.000 keer (!) aan een 123-piano zitten, beroerden de toetsen en toverden een glimlach bij iedereen die het kon horen. Ter gelegenheid bouwen we deze zomer een knalfeestje, samen met jou. In september ste...

Just before the summer vacation the Muziekbibliotheek acquired 22 letters written by the former director of the Ghent Conservatory, Adolphe Samuel (1824-1898). You can find them in our online catalogue: https://www.hogent.be/student/bibliotheken/