Recent Gifts to the Library's Music Collection

The library received several exceptional gifts of music this summer! During this past summer the library received a gift of 1500 CDs from Dr. Marvin Whiting. His gift includes many different artists such as: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Joseph Haydn, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. And those are only a few. Another gift came from Dr. James Cook, one of our own music professors, who donated 400 CDs including western and non- western types of music. Professor Emerita Mildred Allen generously gave the library a selection of more than 150 opera recordings upon her retirement in May; and in August, Professor Ron Hooten donated a number of books related to music education, from his personal collection. Almost half of Dr. Whiting's donation is already on the shelf and ready to be checked out. The rest of the gifts are currently in process. We greatly appreciate these gifts. They have increased the library's music collection to well over 5000 CDs of western vocal, orchestral, and chamber music, and enhanced the print collection as well.