Elson's music dictionary; containing the definition and pronunciation of such terms and signs as are used in modern music; together with a list of foreign composers and artists ... and a short English-Italian vocabulary of musical words and expressions,

Mode of access: Internet.

Herringshaw's American blue-book of biography; prominent Americans of ... An accurate biographical record of prominent citizens in all walks of life ...

Imprint varies.

The business biography of John Wanamaker,

Mode of access: Internet.

Brisbane; a candid biography

Bibliography: p. 354-358.

Thomas D. Foster, 1847-1915 : a biography /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A general dictionary of painters; containing memoirs of the lives and works of the most eminent professors of the art of painting, from its revival, by Cimabue, in the year 1250, to the present time. A new edition, revised and corrected throughout, with numerous additions, particularly of the most distinguished artists of the British school.

Mode of access: Internet.

Biographia britannica literaria; or, Biography of literary characters of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged in chronological order.

"It is proposed by the Society, in continuing the work, to trace down the stream of British literature, in successive periods of time, to the close of the seventeenth century." Only these two volumes appeared, however.

A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters : in which is included a short biographical notice of the artists, with a copious description of their principal of pictures, a statement of the prices at which such pictures have been sold at public sales on the continent and in England, a reference to the galleries and private collections, in which a large portion are at present, and the names of the artists by whom they have been engraved, to which is added, a brief notice of the scholars & imitators of the great masters of the above schools /

Includes indexes.

Anecdotes of painting in England; with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts;

Bookplate of W. S. Appleton.

John Addington Symonds, a biography,

Mode of access: Internet.

Encyclopaedia Americana. A popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography. A new ed.; including a copious collection of original articles in American biography; on the basis of the 7th ed of the German Conversations-lexicon.

Mode of access: Internet.

Michael Partington with Guest Artists Ronald Patterson, violin Carole Terry, harpsichord Donna Shin, flute Kevin Callahan, guitar February 28, 2010

Concert Program

"What do other people think?" - The role of prejudice and social norms in the expression of opinions against gay men

It is generally acknowledged that it is no longer socially acceptable to espouse prejudiced beliefs, yet prejudiced attitudes and discriminatory behaviours still occur. The present study sought to determine when and by whom prejudiced attitudes would be expressed. Specifically, an experiment was conducted to examine the impact of injunctive social norms emanating from a social group with which participants identified and participants' level of homophobia on the expression of opinions about gay men. Participants were presented with information indicating that the majority of group members agreed with a number of prejudiced injunctive statements (pro-prejudice norm), that the majority disagreed with the statements (anti-prejudice norm), or they were given no information about other group members' opinions (control). Participants then reported their own responses to the same injunctive statements. Participants' levels of homophobia were assessed either before or after they were given the normative information. The results indicated that activation of a pro-prejudice injunctive norm for those higher in homophobia resulted in more prejudiced opinions being expressed in comparison to those who received no normative information or those who had a nonprejudiced norm activated. Those lower in homophobia expressed less prejudiced opinions than those higher in homophobia and this did not differ as a function of social norm. The results demonstrate how prejudice can come to be expressed even in the presence of a broad societal norm that suggests that is it wrong to express such opinions.

Sport psychology and indigenous performing artists

A group of students from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts participated in a mental skills training program that focused on goal setting, self-confidence development, and team building. There were 13 two-hour sessions held over a 20-week period. The participants, cultural issues, and the basic structure of the program are described. The author's observations regarding competition, displays of affection, collective values, and the importance of family and nature are provided. The participants qualitatively evaluated the program. Conclusions related to group process, program structure, and diversity are presented. These conclusions should be of value in terms of shaping future group mental skills training programs.