The Making Noise in the Library series is sponsored by the UVA Library and hosts free performances in library spaces that are The Making Noise in the Library series is sponsored by the UVA Library and hosts free performances in library spaces that are generously supported by a grant from the UVA Arts Council. In 2025, we are partnering with the Robertson Media center located in Clemons Library to highlight the support and resources they provide to professional and amateur musicians at UVA and in the Charlottesville Community. Come join us! This event is free and open to the public.
Registration is required due to limited seating.
Based out of Charlottesville, the Hard Modes perform video game music arrangements, employing improvisational melodies, modern jazz harmonies, and rhythmic twists.
When he’s not creating music, Brandon Walsh, Hard Modes member and Head of Student Programs in the UVA Scholars Lab, provides support to research and creators in the digital humanities at UVA. According to Walsh, “the band is formed of folks with a range of UVA affiliations—alumni, employees, faculty, family members. And many of us are alumni of the music program here! The band itself plays original jazz arrangements of video game music, primarily by bandleader Greg Weaver with the occasional contribution from me. It's been a great way to connect different parts of our lives.”
For more information about the Hard Modes, visit their website: https://thehardmodes.com/
The Robertson Media Center (RMC) is located on the third floor of Clemons Library at the University of Virginia. The address is 164 McCormick Rd. Interactive map of Clemons Library:
Directions from the Central Grounds Parking Garage:
Take the Central Grounds Parking Garage elevator to the 4th floor, then enter Newcomb Hall and take an elevator to the 3rd floor. When you exit Newcomb Hall, walk toward McCormick Rd, then turn left towards Shannon Library. You'll cross a grassy area shared by Peabody Hall and Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library. Right before you reach the front steps of Shannon Library, turn left (you'll see the Aviator Statue). Walk past the statue and turn left again. You've made it! The Robertson Media Center is located on the level below the main entrance.
All events are subject to change.
Making Noise in the Library spring 2025 events:
2/28 - Swamp Street
3?25 - Hard Modes
4/17 - Nathaniel Star
