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Archive: May 2013 (6 Posts)

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Flute Blowout

Posted by: Cait Miller

While perusing The Wall Street Journal earlier this month, Musical Instrument Curator Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford happened upon a review of Canadian photographer Todd McLellan’s new book Things Come Apart and she stopped in her tracks. There she saw a photograph of a bicycle’s parts laid out neatly, grouped with like pieces (an example from his …

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To Richard Wagner on His 200th Birthday: A Textilian Tale Retold

Posted by: Cait Miller

The following is a guest post by Senior Music Specialist Susan Clermont. Anniversaries commemorating the significant birthdays or deaths of famous composers often provide the curatorial staff here at the Library of Congress with great opportunities to take stock, so to speak, of what riches related to a certain figure might be found among our …

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Cataloger’s Corner: Interns, Where are They Now? Round 5

Posted by: Pat Padua

The following is the fifth in a series of  guest posts by retired Senior Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley. Rachel Weiss worked as a volunteer intern during the summer of 2011 cataloging the last thousand or so librettos in the Albert Schatz collection. Following her internship, Rachel pursued her MLIS at the University of Pittsburgh, graduating …

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ASCAP “We Write the Songs” 2013

Posted by: Cait Miller

  On Tuesday night the Library of Congress hosted the annual ASCAP “We Write the Songs” concert that celebrates the Library’s partnership with The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, a non-profit organization that handles licensing and royalties for songwriters. In 2010 the first “We Write the Songs” concert was produced as a celebration …

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Composer and Conductor John Adams in Residence at the Library

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Distinguished American composer and conductor John Adams (b. 1947) will be in residence at the Library of Congress from May 22-25, 2013. Made possible by the Dina Koston and Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music, Adams has worked with Concerts from the Library of Congress to develop a unique series of programs that both honor …

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Connecting Culture and Community: Newly Available Webcasts

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

As part of our global mission, Concerts from the Library of Congress preserves all public programs for the national digital collections through film and audio recordings. Several webcasts of concerts, lectures and panels from the 2012-2013 season have recently been made available. Stay tuned to In the Muse for the release of even more webcasts …