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Archive: April 2013 (7 Posts)

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George Jones (1931-2013)

Posted by: Pat Padua

In the Muse was saddened to learn that classic country singer George Jones died today. The 81-yr old performer was in the process of completing what was to be his farewell concert tour. George Glenn Jones was born in 1931 inSaratoga,Texas.  His early career reads like something out of American myth.  When Jones turned 16 he …

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Cataloger’s Corner: Interns, Where are They Now? Round 4

Posted by: Pat Padua

The following is the fourth in a series of  guest posts by retired Senior Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley. After graduating from Cornell University, Eun Ji (Eunice) volunteered in the Music Division for six months in 2010.  She spent much of her time taking inventory of music scores in the stacks. Eunice recorded statistics for a …

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Stile Antics at the Library: Not your “Liber Usualis”

Posted by: David Plylar

I was discussing the upcoming appearance of the British choral group Stile Antico with my colleague Susan Clermont, a reference specialist at the Library of Congress, and she related a story about a motet anthology held at the Library of Congress so tinged with intrigue and the lust for printing power that it prompted retelling …

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A Rameaukin of Rameau’s kin

Posted by: David Plylar

On Saturday afternoon the Coolidge Collective (my new name for our dedicated audience) will descend on the Library for a fête du clavecin, served by the great harpsichordist and founder/director of Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset. The program will include a delectable assortment of harpsichord works both familiar and less so, featuring music by François …

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An Evening of Song with Gabriel Kahane and Timothy Andres

Posted by: Cait Miller

This Friday, April 5, the Library of Congress is excited to host singer-songwriter/composer/musician Gabriel Kahane with pianist-composer Timothy Andres as the two artists present an evening of piano-vocal music that features their own original music alongside that of Bach, Schumann, Britten, Ives, and others. Kahane made an impression in 2006 with his well-known song cycle …