The 2024 conference of MOLA: An Association of Performance Librarians recently concluded in Cleveland, Ohio, and by all accounts it was a rocking success.

The conference began with the second annual Tech Fair, a gathering of librarians, product specialists, and vendors, with demonstrations and exhibits bookended by panel discussions about technology as it relates to the performance librarian. The remainder of the four-day long conference featured plenary sessions, breakout groups, and lots of excellent spontaneous sharing of knowledge and experience about a crucial role in the music-making process.

Philip Rothman and David MacDonald recap the conference with a podcast episode recorded in person from Cleveland, with a summary of the tech fair and the rest of the event: from the intricacies of percussion setup to licensing, copyright, and commissioning agreements, and much more.

And, if you like your podcasts in video format, we have a special treat for you: A video of this podcast episode, recorded live.

More from Scoring Notes:

• MOLA 2024: Cleveland rocked


• MOLA morsels: Conversations from the 2024 conference

Videos from the MOLA 2024 Conference:

• MOLA 2024: Welcome!


• MOLA 2024: Putting Technology Into Practice in the Music Library


• MOLA 2024: Notion’s Chris Swaffer


• MOLA 2024: Avid’s Justin Tokke, product designer for Sibelius


• MOLA 2024: Steinberg’s John Barron, product specialist for Dorico


• MOLA 2024: The Cleveland Orchestra’s Michael Ferraguto


• MOLA 2024: Alastair McKean, MOLA President 2023-2024


• MOLA 2024: Conference and Tech Fair Wrap-up