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Archive for the Music Category (277 Posts)

Mid-range photo of Elfman, holding a microphone and addressing the crowd on a concert-lit stage.

Danny Elfman, Legendary Film Composer, Debuts Classical Work at LOC

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Concerts, Events, Film, Library Work and Employees, Music, Performing Arts

Full length color photo shows Midair, a woman with pulled-back black hair in an ankle-length yellow dress. She is holding a violin. standing between a white couch at left and gazing out a window to the right.

Midori: Music and the Instrument That Makes It

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Asian American, LCM, Music, Performing Arts, Uncategorized

Color photograph of a young Wynton Marsalis in suit and ite, holding a trumpet

Wynton Marsalis, “Black Codes” and Thoughts on the Highway

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, Music, National Recording Registry, News, Performing Arts, Uncategorized

A young woman with close-cropped orange hair and bright red lipstick sings directly into the camera

The 2023 National Recording Registry – Mariah Carey, Eurythmics, Jimmy Buffett, Wynton Marsalis, John Lennon (And Lots More)

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Christmas, Music, National Recording Registry, Performing Arts, Video

Half-length color portrait of Carol Lynn Ward Bamford. She is holding a flute gently in both Hans, smiling, wearing a deep blue dress. She has short white hair. The light-blue wall behind her is decorated with lines and images, including that of.a guitar.

My Job: Carol Lynn Ward Bamford and the Flute Vault

Posted by: Mark Hartsell

Posted in: Concerts, LCM, Library Work and Employees, Music, My Job, Preservation and Conservation

Medium close up photo of Liz, eyes upturned and hair pulled back neatly, blowing into a clear flute. The wall behind her is white, part of the Library's flute vault.

Fabulous Flutes

Posted by: Mark Hartsell

Posted in: LCM, Library Work and Employees, Music, Performing Arts, Preservation, Science, Technology

Joni Mitchell and Carla Hayden on stage, each seated, in conversation.

Joni Mitchell’s Conversation in the Library

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: Concerts, Events, Gazette, Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Music, Performing Arts, Women's History

Joni Mitchell holds her arms out onstage, accepting applause, while Carla Hayden stands to the right, also applauding

Joni Mitchell’s Gershwin Prize Concert Showcases Her Music and Influence

Posted by: Mark Hartsell

Posted in: Events, Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Library Work and Employees, Music, Performing Arts, Writers

Louis Armstrong, in a white shirt, blows into his trumpet during a concert. His eyes are closed.

“Just Jazz,” The Trailblazing Radio Show, Now at the Library

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: African American, African American History, Civil Rights, Gazette, Music, Performing Arts