Music Library’s 3rd Miles Hoffman Concert features newly acquired guitar manuscripts

On March 5 at 4 p.m., Professor João Luiz Rezende and his students will present Yale Library’s Third Miles Hoffman Concert at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The performers will present works written by and for famed guitarist Andres Segovia. The concert is free and open to the public.

The program selection celebrates the recent acquisition of guitar manuscripts that the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library has added to Yale Library Special Collections.

The Miles Hoffman Concert Series—sponsored by the Music Library—was established in 2024 through the generosity of Dr. Jeffrey V. Ravetch ’73 in memory of his friend and Yale College classmate Miles Hoffman ’73. Hoffman, who was a prize-winning violist and eminent classical music commentator on NPR, founded the American Chamber Players in 1985. He died in August 2023 at age 71.

Each spring, Yale Library’s annual Hoffman Concert brings to life the music held within Yale Library Special Collections. The concerts often feature Yale’s student musicians and bring live performances into Yale Library spaces. 

—Deborah Cannarella

Photo of Miles Hoffman by Mary Noble Ours