United Kingdom and Ireland

The morning commute to the IAML Congress along the bank of the Vistula

The tenth congress diary sharing an aspect of the 2018 IAML Congress in Leipzig is by Anna Pensaert (University of Cambridge). It was originally published on the MusiCB3 Blog and has been republished here with permission:

The first congress diary sharing an aspect of the 2018 IAML Congress in Leipzig is by Dr. Karen McAulay (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). It was originally published in Dr. McAulay's blog and has been republished here with permission:

Great news has just come from the UK & Irl Branch of IAML. Two colleagues – Peter Baxter and Antony Gordon (Ag) have been elected Honorary Members of IAML (UK & Irl) in recognition of their “distinctive contribution to music librarianship and notable service to the Branch.”

Antony Gordon: Here I am at my 24th conference/congress in Riga. Being retired from the British Library Sound Archive and having finished my two three-year terms on the Board last year at the Rome Congress, I felt entitled to take a rather more relaxed approach. The journey to Riga formed part of the overall experience for us so this is inevitably starts out like a travelogue. If you're not interested in train travel you should skip the next paragraph.