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Oviatt Library Exhibition Celebrates ‘Women in Music’

(NORTHRIDGE, Calif., March 29, 2007) — In celebration of Women’s History Month, Cal State Northridge’s Oviatt Library’s exhibition on "Women in Music" is on view through June 1 in the library’s main lobby.

Curated by music student Serena Vaquilar, the exhibition highlights the compositions and individual experiences of women performers, conductors and composers.

"I hope to showcase the women behind the music and demonstrate the cooperation between composition, conductor and performer," said Vaquilar, who is assisting in the preservation of collections in the library’s Special Collections and Archives.

Displays reveal the artists’ reflections on their music, along with photographs, manuscripts, album covers, music scores, correspondence and reviews, all culled from the Oviatt’s Special Collections and Archives, including collections such as the Ruth Shaw Wylie Music Scores, the Los Angeles Women’s Symphony, the Library of the International Institute for the Study of Women in Music, and the Cohen Collection on Women Composers.

Working with head archivist Robert Marshall and music librarian Lindsay Hansen, Vaquilar has assembled materials on violinists Hilary Hahn and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, conductor Marin Alsop, Los Angeles Philharmonic assistant conductor Joanna Carneiro, percussionist Evelyn Glennie and cellist Eleanore Schoenfeld.

The Oviatt Library is located in the center of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St. in Northridge. For more information, call (818) 677-2285.