Ensemble Librarianship

Ensemble Librarianship is not a career I would be instantly drawn to within Music Librarianship.  It's still not.  But I have a new-found respect for those that do after being in this internship so far.

Ensemble Librarianship is a thankless job.  It requires constant diligence, attention to detail, and a great deal of tedium.  These are the people that erase (with magical electric erasers!), write in bowings (a series of symbols which tell how to play a note), fix errata (errors in music), and transport said music to all rehearsals.  It may seem like they are glorified pages.. but these people.. wow.

Admittedly, I was attracted to the Ensemble Librarian internship program because the pay was higher than the internship I'm currently in.  But I am /so/ thankful that I am doing Reference.  I really love working with people, and the young musicians here.. but I am not sure that I could literally devote my entire summer to assisting a musical ensemble.  It requires so much passion and dedication, combined with a liiiiiittle bit of crazy.

So here's to you, fellow interns.  You rock.  (Sometimes literally.)

Ensemble Librarian Interns and their Wagons