Theme ideas:
Fashioning Music:
A series of exhibits featuring Cornell University Library materials about music and textiles
Exhibit 1: Songs to Leave You in Stitches: the story of the ILGWU's musical Pins & Needles
- Opening Sept. 23rd
- 5:15pm Music Library, Room 316 - a short performance of songs from the original 1937 musical
- Closing Dec. 2022
Exhibit 2: Iconic Ensembles: Performers and their Costumes
- Opening January 2023; closing early April 2023
Exhibit 3: Drop the Needle: a collection of songs referring to fabrics and textile production
- Opening Mid-April 2023; closing July 2023
Opening date:
Curator/s"
Lenora Schneller
Caitlin Mathes (Pins & Needles)
Exhibit 1 (Pins & Needles) - Opening performance with Caitlin Mathes and Bill Cowdery. See exhibit info.
Consider a performance element for opening: concert in library, Midday Music, see if there are composers doing sound installations involving textiles