Informational Links
	Research and Reference Tools Chicago Dance & Music Alliance Chicago's directory of community dance and music organizations, including a guide of Chicago area performances. Classical Net Classical Net is a comprehensive site for the classical music aficionado. It includes a classical CD buying guide, recommended classical CDs, composer data, reviews & articles, as well as other classical music links. World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Classical Music This is the Classical Music Library, courtesy of the computer resources of Georgetown Preparatory School. Contains biographical, reference and review information. Classical Search The gateway to the World of Classical Music on the Internet. Music & Audio Connection Offers good links to music education organizations and programs and includes a lengthy list of musical associations. Meet The Composer This site includes a good list of links to composer biographies and web sites. The Film and TV Music Site This site has comprehensive information concerning music in film and television. Community Band and Orchestra List List of nearly 400 community bands and orchestras. Association of British Orchestras A list with links to members of the Association of British Orchestras. Library of Congress Music Division Browse the special music collections of the Library of Congress. You can search through the entire music inventory of the library. Arts Wire "Online Communications for the Arts". Arts Wire is a communications network for the arts community that has, at its core, the strong voices of artists and community-based cultural groups. Concerning Intruments Violink This site includes nearly 3,500 resources for stringed instruments and is hosted from Cremona, Italy, the heart of the violinmaking tradition. Maestronet Within their Instrument Showroom and Conservatory, Maestronet offers the classical music community two complimentary services. The Way Famous String Instruments Went History of Stradivari instruments. Online Publications New Music Box Monthly web magazine from the American Music Center with thought-provoking articles. Musical America Online version of the essential, information-packed music industry annual. Classics Today Web magazine that offers daily CD reviews and news updates from the classical music world. Stagebill Guide to what other orchestras around the country are programming. Classical Music Retail Sites amazon.com Doesn't treat classical music like a second class citizen. Includes articles, reviews, orchestra schedules, and even live performances musicmaker.com They have a classical section that lets you mix and match short tracks as you like, then buy the disc online. New World Records This label is dedicated to recording music of American composers that would otherwise not be represented. For the Young at Heart www.playmusic.org American Symphony Orchestra League's website for childeren advocating music. Kidzone The New York Philharmonic's colorful children's website. Creating Music Morton Subotnick's web site is like a musical sandbox where visitors can experiment with musical phrases and melodies. Other Interesting Music Sites Drum Corps International (DCI) DCI is a non-profit youth organization servicing the world's junior drum and bugle corps and related activities. It's way cool! American Symphony Orchestra League The American Symphony Orchestra League, founded in 1942 and chartered by Congress in 1962, provides leadership and service to American orchestras while communicating to the American public the value and importance of orchestras and the music they perform. newmusicnow.org American Symphony Orchestra League's new-music web site. Dedicated to American orchestral music of the last three decades. 20/21 Deutsche Grammophon site devoted to "music of our time" including a timeline of recent information on DG's contemporary classical recordings. National Endowment for the Arts Website for the federally sponsored National Endowment for the Arts. The Foundation Center Excellent resource for grants and other funding issues. Instrumental Joke List Collection of music instrument jokes.