Exhibit of New Yorker Covers Will Explore the ‘Lighter Side of Music’

An exhibit of New Yorker covers devoted to musical subjects will open at the Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments on Wednesday, May 12. Titled "The Lighter Side of Music: New Yorker Covers (1931-2010)," the show features the works of 23 New Yorker artists, including Rose Silver, Abe Birnbaum, Perry Barlow, Mary Petty, Robert Tallon, William Steig and Peter De Seve.

All of the covers on display are from the collection of AMIS member Susan E. Thompson, curator of the museum. The exhibit will remain on view through Nov. 18.

For more details, see: http://www.opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7528.

4th Tárogató World Congress

The 4th Tarogato World Congress will be held at Vay Adam Castle Museum and Church, Vaja, Hungary, on June 30- July 4, 2010. Included in this congress will be performances and lectures dealing with the history and usage of the Tarogato. The week following the congress, those who play the instrument may opt to take a tour by bus to play concerts in various areas of Hungary.

For additional information, please contact Csaba Nagy
(tarogatocenter@axelero.hu ) in Hungary,  or J. Robert Moore, (jrobertore@yahoo.com) in the US.

AMIS to Co-Sponsor "Bridging the Gaps" - Abstract Submissions Due May 31

The American Musical Instrument Society is pleased to co-sponsor "Bridging the Gaps," a conference to be held 19-21 September 2010 at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (University for Music and Performing Arts) in Vienna. Organized by the university's Institut für Wiener Klangstil (Institute of Musical Acoustics), the conference seeks to foster dialogue among scientists, musicians, instrument makers, and conservators. The deadline for submission of abstracts is May 31. For further information, please go to http://viennatalk.mdw.ac.at/