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Did you know that the Bates College Library has 6 viewing rooms?
Did you know that you can use them for classes AND personal entertainment?

Whether you want to hear Frank Glazer play that Beethoven sonata one more time, or Leyla McCalla’s recording with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the library can help!

Attendees of the inauguration of Clayton Spencer were treated to the premier of “The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm,” by Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, William Matthews. While this setting of Wallace Stevens’ poem was for a full orchestra and chorus, Matthews’ most recent recording, “A Book of Hours,” garners large rewards from small ensembles.