LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, Estonia

OPENING CEREMONY

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, Estonia

Welcome by LIBER President Dr Paul Ayris

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, Estonia

Opening Address by Professor Dr Jaak Aaviksoo

Minister of Education and Research, Estonia

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, EstoniaKristiina Hormia-Poutanen Chair of the LIBER Conference

Programme CommitteeLIBER Vice-President

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012 Tartu, Estonia

Programme Commitee

Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen (Chair) (Finland) Wouter Schallier (Co-ordinator) (Netherlands)Giannis Tsakonas (Greece)Kurt De Belder (Netherlands)Julien Roche (France)Elena Macevičiūtė (Lithuania) Kristina Pai (Estonia)Susan Reilly (Netherlands)

Bo Öhrström (Denmark)Jo Rademakers (Belgium)Jeannette Frey (Switzerland)Sylvia Van Peteghem (Belgium)Christina Jonsson (Sweden)Marc Martinez (France)Maria Cassella (Italy)Adam Sofronijevic (Serbia)

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, Estonia

Welcome from Dr Martin Hallik Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs,

University of Tartu

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, Estonia

Opening of the Meeting of Participants, Tartu, 2012

Dr.Paul Ayris LIBER President

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, Estonia

Nominations for the LIBER Executive Board

Dr Ann Matheson LIBER Secretary-General

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, Estonia

Musical Ensemble and Programme

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The ensemble of early music has been active since 2011. Half of its members come from among the UT Library staff.

The ensemble, led by Geiu Rämmer, has exclusively performed works from the 16th and 17th centuries, using the music from the University of Tartu Library collections.

 Today, they will perform Catholic

motets published in the oldest collection of sheet music in the

Library collections, Novus thesaurus musici

(Venice, 1568)

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Michael Deiss (Austrian composer, b c1552, fl 1564/8)

Motet á 4 voci for St. Michael  Venit Michael Archangeluscum multitudine angelorumcui deus tradidit animas sanctorumut perducas eas ad regna celorum, alleluia, alleluia 

Michael the Archangel comesWith multitudes of angels from heavenIn whom God's holy breath residesHe will lead them forth and reign on high, alleluia, alleluia

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Georg Prenner (Slovenian composer, b. c1535-d 1590)

Motet á 4 voci for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Conceptio est hodieSanctae Mariae Virginis,cujus vita inclitacunctas illustrat ecclesiasSancta Maria, ora pro nobis 

Today is the Conceptionof Holy Virgin Mary,whose glorious lifeenlightens all churchesHoly Mary, pray for us

LIBER 41st Annual Conference 2012

Tartu, Estonia

Plenary Session

Chair: Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen