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Nanette Shaw
Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie has been named the new Director of the Barry S. Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. The Brook Center, which was recently named for the late, internationally renowned musicologist Barry S. Brook, carries out a wide range of publishing, bibliographical, pedagogical, and other music-related activities. "We're entering a new era in which The Graduate Center's formidable array of musical activities will be firmly consolidated, clearly recognized, and strongly positioned for future growth," says Mackenzie. Perhaps chief among the Brook Center's activities is the production of the periodical RILM Abstracts of Musical Literature, the world's most comprehensive continuously updated bibliography of music literature. Available in both electronic and printed formats, RILM features entries in over a hundred languages (contributions come from all over the world), and its coverage runs the gamut from scholarly writing on Medieval music to pop and jazz. RILM's coverage includes articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, films and videos, conference proceedings, reviews, and other forms of critical writing. RILM has been based at the CUNY Graduate Center since the publication's founding in 1966. In addition to publishing RILM, the Brook Center houses several important ongoing projects. The Research Center for Music Iconography (RCMI), directed by Zdravko BlaÒekoviÉ, is a frequently consulted archive of artworks that include musical subject matter, and is the publisher of Music in Art, a new journal. The Executive Officer of The Graduate Center's music programs, Professor Allan Atlas, is the Director of the Center for the Study of Free-Reed Instruments (CSFRI), a project devoted to fostering and serving as a resource for scholarly research on all aspects of free-reed instruments and the publisher of the new Free-Reed Journal. Dale Monson directs the Pergolesi Research Center, which functions as an archive of resources on the famous 18th century composer and which is publishing a revised version of Pergolesi's complete works. Facsimiles of 17th and 18th century French opera are being published under the directorship of Claire Brook. The Center is planning to hold lectures as well. The first lecture will be on November 18th by the renowned Macedonian music scholar Dimitrije Buzarviski, entitled, "Music culture in economies in transition: The example of Macedonia — political, legal, and economic aspects." Mackenzie, who oversees all the activities of the Barry S. Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation, has worked as an educator, music researcher, and university administrator. Prior to being named head of the Brook Center, she was Editor-in-Chief of RILM and will continue in that position. Mackenzie has taught at Western Michigan University and has lectured at the University of Michigan, holds a bachelor's degree in music from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and a master's and doctorate in musicology from the University of Michigan. The Graduate Center's doctoral programs in music, which operate closely with the Brook Center, are already recognized as among the leading programs in the country, ranking fourth in the United States, and first in New York City and New York State. The Program is unique in that it offers both the research-based Ph.D. and performance-based D.M.A. (Doctor of Musical Arts) degrees. Barry S. Brook (1918-1997) established and led the doctoral programs in music at The City University of New York Graduate Center. He was a pioneer in the field of musical iconography -- the visual representations of musicians and musical instruments -- and was one of the first scholars to recognize the potential of the computer for the documentation, analysis, and distribution of musicological materials. In 1966, Brook created RILM, which has served as a model for bibliographic publications in other disciplines. The Graduate Center is the doctorate-granting institution of the largest urban university in the U.S. The only consortium of its kind in the nation, The Graduate Center draws its faculty of more than 1,600 members mainly from the CUNY senior colleges and cultural and scientific institutions throughout New York City. Established in 1961, The Graduate Center has grown to an enrollment of nearly 4,000 students in 31 doctoral programs and seven master's degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The Graduate Center also houses 24 research centers and institutes and administers the CUNY Baccalaureate Program. Further information on The Graduate Center's programs and activities can be found on its web site at: www.gc.cuny.edu. |