MOLA Berlin 2023

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Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall
Moderated by Inger Marie Garcia de Presno, Librarian - Berlin Philharmonic
Ina Heimann, Legal Assistance - Berlin Philharmonic
Christoph Franke, Creative Producer - Berlin Philharmonic

Jane Cross, Archivist, Music Division - Library of Congress

Everything but the Kitchen Sink: The Librarian’s Guide to Touring with Your Orchestra
Nicole Jordan, Principal Librarian - The Philadelphia Orchestra
Mark Millidge, Library Manager - BBC Symphony Orchestra

Bowings for Non-Strings Players: The Ins and Outs of Those Weird Markings 
Marcia Farabee, Principal Librarian - National Symphony Orchestra [retired]
Alex Clark, Assistant Librarian - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Jiajia Guo, Violinist and Librarian - Karajan-Akademie

Find Your Balance: Self-Care and Mental Health for Music Librarians
Blaine Cunningham, Librarian - Orchestra Iowa
Nadia Myers, Orchestra Librarian - Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Tony Rickard, Music Library Manager - Royal Opera House
A Brief History of Our Publishing Houses and the Challenges Faced Today
Moderated by Georgina Govier, Head of Library - Welsh National Opera
Christiane Albiez, Concert Opera Media Division - Schott MusicGmbH & Co. KG
Wiebke Busch, Managing Director - UK Rights Companies, Chester Music / Novello & Co.
Linda Hawken, Managing Director - Edition Peters Europe
Tilman Kannegiesser-Strohmeier, Senior Director, Publishing, Grand Rights & Hire - Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock
Astrid Koblanck, Chief Executive Officer - Universal Edition
Susanna Lehtinen, Hire Library, Reprint Licensing - Fennica Gehrman Oy
Marie Luise Maintz, Head of Promotion Stage and Orchestra - Bärenreiter and Alkor Edition
Richard Paine, Director of Commercial Rights and Business Affairs - Faber Music
Nick Pfefferkorn, Publishing Director - Breitkopf & Härtel KG

Alastair McKean, Library Manager - Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Helena Ericsson, Librarian - Gothenburg Opera
Ian Phillis, Music Librarian - Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Copyright Q&A
Pablo Suso, Production Manager - Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa
Marcia Farabee, Principal Librarian - National Symphony Orchestra [retired]
Christopher Blackmon, Senior Orchestra Librarian - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nadia Myers, Orchestra Librarian - Queensland Symphony Orchestra

My Dog Ate My Music!: Dealing with the Unexpected in the Music Library   
Fabrice Curtis, Librarian - Kansas City Symphony
Joshua Luty, Principal Librarian - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Leaving Here, Living There: Perspectives on the Expatriate Experience
Christopher Blackmon, Senior Orchestra Librarian - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Àngels Martínez, Assistant Librarian - The Metropolitan Opera
Mathilde Serraille, Librarian - Opéra national de Paris

Pedals, Pitches, and Pixels: An Introduction to Harp Notation
This session was adapted from the original virtual presentation viewable HERE
Moderated by Diana Doublet, Orchestra Librarian - Symphony Nova Scotia
Maik Hoppe - Harpist
Joshua Luty, Principal Librarian - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Philip Rothman, Owner - NYC Music Services

Dr. Paul Hawkshaw, Professor of Musicology Emeritus - Yale University; Editorial Board - Neue Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
Christopher Hawn, Principal Librarian - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

D. Wilson Ochoa, Principal Librarian - Boston Symphony Orchestra

Part Quality, Legibility, What Disturbs a Musician on Stage, and How Quality Can Improve
Moderated by Inger Marie Garcia de Presno, Librarian - Berliner Philharmoniker
Henrik Almon, Library Manager - Ricordi Berlin
Raphael Haeger, Percussion - Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Hoesch, Editor - Schott
Marlene Ito, Principal Second Violin - Berliner Philharmoniker
Alexandra Krämer, Editor - Breitkopf & Härtel KG
Daniel Pekala-Speer, Head of Production - Boosey & Hawkes
Nikolaus Römisch, Cello - Berliner Philharmoniker
Emanuel Signer, Editor - Bärenreiter-Verlag
Sarah Willis, Horn - Berliner Philharmoniker

2023 Attendees

Conference Program

Group Photo

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2023 Conference Sponsors

Tech Fair

Hosted by the The Hanns Eisler School of Music
Friday 2 June | 10:00 - 15:00 | Neuer Marstall, Schloßpl. 7

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The inaugural tech fair was designated to highlight the various technologies available to the modern performance librarian. Attendees explored the exhibit area and spoke directly with industry experts, saw product demonstrations, and learned tips and tricks from other tech-savvy librarians at this pre-conference event specifically curated for the tech-curious among us!

Exhibitors
  • Bärenreiter-Verlag
  • Dimusco
  • Muse Group
  • Newzik
  • nkoda
  • Notengrafik Berlin
  • PreSonus Software
  • Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale
  • Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH