Vincent J. Novara
Curator, Special Collections in Performing Arts
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
Employment History | Education | Service
Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities
Employment History
Curator, Special Collections in Performing Arts
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland
July 2006 –
Curator, Media Collections
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland
March 2005 – June 2006
Manager, Special Collections, Technology and Outreach
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland
January 2002 – February 2005
Manager, Procurement and Transition /
Supervisor, Special Collections in Performing Arts
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland
July 1999 – December 2001
Supervisor, Special Collections in Performing Arts
Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland
May 1996 – July 1999
Project Technician, Special Collections in Music
Music Library, University of Maryland
December 1994 – May 1996
Music Instruction, Private and in public schools
Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and New York.
June 1988 – present
Professional Musician (percussion, piano)
Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and New York.
June 1988 – present
Academic Background
University of Maryland
Master of Music, 1998
Teaching Assistant, Percussion
Specialization: Percussion, Music Theory
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Music, 1994
Recipient of Dean's List Merit Scholarship
Suffolk County Community College
Associate of Science, 1992
Library Service
Library Assembly Advisory Council, 2007 – 2008
Faculty Annual Review Oversight Committee, 2006 – 2008
Chair, 2007 – 2008
Search Committee, Coordinator for Media Technologies, 2007 – 2008
Special Collections Collaborative, 2005 –
Space Planning Subcommittee, 2006 –
Disaster & Salvage Squad, 2000 –
AV Team, 2006 – (team currently on hiatus)
Digitial Initiatives Team, 2005 – (team currently on hiatus)
Digital Films Working Group, 2005 – 2006
Public Relations Team (as Exhibitions Liaison), 2004 – 2006
Web Administration Committee, 2003 – 2007
Co-chair, 2003 – 2007
Co-authored Web Authors Best Practices with Janet Evander, Jennie Levine,
and Maggie Saponaro
Digital Collections & Research Web Presence Task Force, 2005
Search Committee, Metadata Librarian, 2004
Space Planning Advisory Team, 2003 – 2004
Digital Library Advisory Team, 2002 – 2004
Safety & Security Committee, 2001 – 2003
Mentoring Task Force, 2001 – 2003
Designed and co-authored Guide for Mentors and Mentoring Program Web pages
XML Working Group, 2001 – 2002
University Service
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange 30th Anniversary Steering Committee, 2006
Henson Celebration Steering Committee, 2005 – 2006
Arts Steering Committee for 150th Anniversary of UM, 2005 – 2006
Member of various project specific planning and implementation committees for construction of Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, 1998 – 2000
Professional Memberships and Services
Board Member, Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive, 2005 –
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Maryland Caucus, 2004 –
Outreach Committee, 2006 –
Music Library Association, 2005 –
Archives Committee, 2006 –
Society of American Archivists, 2007 –
Theatre Library Association, 2005 –
Percussive Arts Society 1996 – 1999
Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities
Invited Presentations
Presented "The James J. Taylor Collection as a Unique Form of Film Heritage," as part of the Performing Arts Video Roundtable at Music Library Association National Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, March 2, 2007.
Presented "The James J. Taylor Collection as a Unique Form of Film Heritage," at MARAC Fall 2006 Meeting, Morristown, NJ, October 26, 2006.
Interviewed on Kojo Namdi Show, WAMU, with Lynnie Raybuck of CSPAC on Jim Henson�s Legacy at the University of Maryland, Washington DC, August 31, 2006
Presented "The James J. Taylor Collection as a Unique Form of Film Heritage," at Americana II, hosted by the Student Archivists at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, October 27, 2005.
Guest Lecturer for Leadership Orientation (CLG1008A), Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, October 19, 2005, discussing transferring leadership skills from the performing arts to other professions.
Guest Lecturer for Entertainment and Media Law (DRM3160), Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, October 19, 2005 and November 8, 2006, discussing experiences with independent record labels.
Presented "James J. Taylor Collection of Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive at the University of Maryland" at the International Federation of Theatre Researchers Conference, College Park, MD, June 27, 2005.
Guest Lecturer for Information Use (LBSC 601), University of Maryland College of Library and Information Science, October 2004, discussing the unique information environment at MSPAL.
Presented "The ICA Research Center" with Bonnie Jo Dopp at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, College Park, MD, July 23, 2004.
Presented/performed Percy, Henry, & me, an original composition, at the American Composers Forum's (DC Chapter) Offstage: A New Music Salon in partnership with Punk-not-Rock Salon Series at Strathmore Hall, Rockville, MD, April 9, 2003.
Presented "Moving Archival Collections: A 'Moderate Price Move' at the University of Maryland" with Bruce D. Wilson at the September 2001 National Meeting of the Society of American Archivists.
Presented/performed Six Marimbas by Steve Reich with New Dark Age Ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society, Maryland Chapter, Day of Percussion at Towson State University, April 1998.
Presented/performed Trio by John Cage with New Dark Age Ensemble at the AtlantiCAGE Festival at the University of Maryland, September 13, 1997.
Publications
Contributor to Broadside, newsletter of the Theatre Library Association, Summer 2005.
Contributor to Mid-Atlantic Archivist, newsletter of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Spring 2005.
Editor, designer and co-author, Words & Notes, 2002 – 2005, an online newsletter for the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library.
Co-editor, designer, Inventory of the International Clarinet Association Research Center Score Collections, Third Edition, University of Maryland 2001.
Contributor to Library Issues and Library Bulletin, publications of the University of Maryland Libraries.
Co-designer, Great Pianistic Traditions in the IPAM Collections, poster, University of Maryland 2003.
Media Producer
Interactive Multimedia Co-Producer, Blair Thomas, 2006-2007 Jim Henson Artist-in-Residence, with Robert Porta, University of Maryland, September 2006.
Interactive Multimedia Co-Producer, James J. Taylor Collection, with Michael Dowling, University of Maryland, June 2005.
Producer, Nadia Reisenberg – A Musician's Scrapbook, a 15-minute film on DVD, 2004.
Producer, Kapell Remembered, a 25-minute film on DVD, 2003.
Interactive Multimedia Co-Producer, Great Pianistic Traditions, with Michael Dowling and Bruce Wilson, University of Maryland, July 2003.
Co-producer and designer, For the Record, a compact disc of band performances from the collections of the American Bandmasters Association Research Center at Special Collections in Performing Arts, 2002.
Interactive Multimedia Co-Producer, Mechanical Musical Marvels, with Murray Nelson and Bruce Wilson, University of Maryland, November 2001.
Exhibitions
Curator, "Reisenberg, Rockmore, Sherman: An Extraordinary Family in Music," Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, July 2007 –
Curator, "Moog and Early Electronic Music," Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, January 2007 – April 2007
Curator, "Jim Henson: Performing Artist," Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, September 2006 – June 2007.
Co-curator, "A Friendship of Artists: John Cage & Grete Sultan," Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, January 2006 – June 2006.
Curator, "Yale Fineman Remembered," Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center/Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, February 2005.
Exhibition coordinator and co-curator, "Great Pianistic Traditions in the IPAM Collections," an online exhibition.
Curator, "Created by Clarinetists for Clarinetists: Your ICA Research Center," Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center/Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, July 2004 – August 2004.
Exhibition Coordinator, "25 Years of IPAM, " Michelle Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, July 2003 – June 2005.
Exhibition Coordinator, "Mechanical Musical Marvels: Art & Industry in the Howe Collection of Musical Instrument Literature," Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, November 2001 – July 2003.
Exhibition Coordinator, "Building for You," Performing Arts Library, University of Maryland, September 2001 – November 2001.
Designer/Coordinator, "MMEA Hall of Fame," Maryland Music Educators Association Conference at Baltimore Convention Center, February 27, 1997 through March 1, 1997 and Music Library, University of Maryland, March 1997 – July 1997.
Website Development
Curator, editor and co-author, The Jim Henson Works, online access to streaming media of Jim Henson and Muppet programming.
Designer, editor and co-author, Remembering Yale Fineman, an online memorial featuring streaming media, links to published works, excerpts from Yale's CV, and testimonials from colleagues.
Webmaster, Charles Fowler Colloquium, Cultures in Counterpoint, proceedings.
Webmaster, Charles Fowler Colloquium, Art of Partnership, proceedings.
Web developer and designer for Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, authoring, editing, maintaining over 100 Web pages.
Professional Discography and Other Recordings
Flesh and Spirits, Gena Rowlands Band, Lujo Records, April 2007.
- Emo – iTunes Essentials, iTunes/Apple Computers, 2006, one song selected from tenure of 1.6 Band by Apple for the complete set (last accessed 30 May 2008).
Your Meakness Gives me Hope, Michael Nace, Mindwalk Records, March 2005.
Composed incidental music for Robert Porta film, Romance in Durango, shown in the New York International Independence Film and Video Festival, September – October 2004.
Measured in Leagues of Joy, Michael Nace, Stiffslack Records, 2003.
Twenty Years of Dischord, Dischord Records, 2002, contributed one song from tenure with The Crownhate Ruin.
The First Nine Years of Gern Blandsten, Gern Blandsten Records, 2001, contributed one song from tenure with 1.6 Band.
Canyon, Canyon, Slowdime Records, 2000, reissued on Gern Blandsten Records in 2002.
5 & 6 in Dub, Him, After Hours Records, 2000.
Contemporary Music, The Sorts, Slowdime Records, 1999.
Call of the Prophets, Tom Bramel, June Nineteen Music, 1998.
Circle Music, Drill for Absentee, MindWalk Records, 1997.
1.6 Band Broke Up – Complete Discography, 1.6 Band, Gern Blandsten Records, 1996.
Until the Eagle Grins, The Crownhate Ruin, Dischord Records, 1995.
Intermediate, The Crownhate Ruin, TC Ruin/Dischord Records, 1995.
Elementary, The Crownhate Ruin, TC Ruin Records, 1995.
A Primer, The Crownhate Ruin, TC Ruin Records, 1994.
Composed incidental music for Robert Porta film, Hands Off, 1993.
