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In the Stacks Concert Series

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We are accepting proposals for In the Stacks performances, which take place at the George Peabody Library. Proposals should be submitted by June 1, 2025.

Program length should be approximately 1 hour with no intermission. We suggest 45 minutes of music/content, leaving 10-15 minutes for speaking & audience engagement.
Ensemble size should be at least 3 members. All performers will be paid an honorarium.
Current Peabody students and alumni are eligible.
A/V services (microphones for speaking, screen & projector) are available.
Please see our list of past performances to get a sense of our programming and marketing style.
Performances must tie into the George Peabody Library or Sheridan Libraries Special Collections. The Special Collections department at the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries contains rare books, manuscripts, and university archives in several languages. Our special collections include those at the Evergreen Museum & Library and George Peabody Library. Some noteworthy collections include:
- Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection
- Women of the Book
- The Hinkes Collection of Scientific Discovery
- Romance Comic Books Collection
- Women’s Suffrage Collection
- Avante Garde Collection
- To search for books in Special Collections, you can use Catalyst, which will search the entire library’s holdings– You’ll need to narrow your search to include only Special Collections materials by using Advanced Search/Limit Results by Item Location/ MSEL Special Collections. Non-book resources, such as university archives and manuscript collections, can be explored in ArchivesSpace.
Please fill out the below form. Feel free to contact us at inthestacks@jhu.edu with questions.

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What is the proposed month of your performance? Do you have a specific date in mind? (Dates are subject to the availability of the library)(Required)

Tell us about you/your ensemble—what instrument(s)/mediums do you perform, and in what year of study at Peabody?(Required)

What is the overarching theme/narrative/story of your program? How do you plan to share that theme/narrative/story with the audience?(Required)

Are there any specific works you plan to perform? You do not need to have every work chosen now.(Required)

Are you open to incorporating other mediums into your performance? For example, visual art, video, poetry, music, etc. Do you already have ideas?(Required)

How do you plan to feature works by creators from underrepresented communities?(Required)

How can your performance tie into or interact with the George Peabody Library or Special Collections (see above)?(Required)

Please share links to your website or work samples(Required)

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Wheelchair accessible entrances to the Institute are located on Mt. Vernon Place (just past 17 E. Mt Vernon going towards St. Paul St.) and 609 Washington Place. Please contact us with any questions about venue accessibility.

Street parking is available throughout the neighborhood. Limited paid parking is available in the Peabody Institute garage (600 St. Paul St.). There is a large paid parking garage at 15 W. Franklin St.

The free Charm City Circulator Purple Route stops right outside the library at Washington Monument (Northbound) and Centre Street (Southbound). The closest light rail stop is at Centre Street and Howard.

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