The Centre de musique baroque de Versailles is offering a presentation session – available on four different dates – led by its librarian, to discover and explore online resources on Baroque music, including those of the CMBV. Each session will enable participants to familiarise themselves with existing databases, identify reliable sources, and locate and use essential works for understanding the French Baroque repertoire. They will also cover practical aspects such as the legal use of resources, good citation practices, and current historiographical standards and practices. Aimed primarily at professionals (performers, musicologists, researchers, librarians, etc.), these sessions are also open to enthusiasts and passionate scholars.
Trainer
Marco Lo Cascio, librarian (CMBV)
Marco Lo Cascio is a music archivist and orchestra librarian. He has focused his career on centres for the conservation of music and performing arts collections. After studying violin at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and obtaining a degree in Modern History, he specialised in archiving and librarianship at La Sapienza University, with a thesis on the historical archives of the Rome Opera House, carried out as part of the Erasmus programme with the École Nationale des Chartes. He is interested in the challenges of digital transition and international practices in the conservation and promotion of music collections. In this capacity, he has participated in exchanges with the Paris Opera Library-Museum, the Carnegie Hall archives in New York, and the Cappella Musicale Pontificia. After working as a librarian for the Orchestre de Paris and the Radio France orchestras, he recently joined the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles as a librarian.
Training arrangements
- Workshop via videoconference or in person, depending on the dates
- Workshop conducted in French (discussions possible in English and Italian)
- Alternating between lectures, case studies, and discussion time (questions and answers)
Participants
- Performers (singers, instrumentalists)
- Teachers
- Researchers
- Musicologists
- Knowledgeable and curious amateurs welcome
Pricing conditions
Free participation upon reservation
Registration
Participation in the training is free of charge. Please register by simply confirming your attendance at ateliers@cmbv.fr.
The classrooms and teaching spaces are accessible to people with reduced mobility. For any disability requiring adaptation of the teaching, please specify this when registering: this information will be forwarded to the CMBV disability officer, who will contact you if necessary.
Registration deadlines:
- Monday, 17 November 2025 (for the January session)
- Monday, 2 February 2026 (for the April session)
