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Posted by: Erin Allen
This Saturday marks my return to the Kennedy Center stage singing as part of The Washington Chorus in our annual series of holiday concerts. I’ve been a part of this large ensemble for about three years now, and our December concerts are some of our most popular. There’s nothing like singing yuletide carols to get …
Posted in: Collections, LC Web site, Music
Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
Pianist Dave Brubeck, one of America’s all-time greats in the field of jazz — and a seminal force in making jazz popular in the U.S. and throughout the world — died today, just shy of his 92nd birthday. The Librarian of Congress bestowed the Library’s “Living Legend” award on Brubeck in 2003, and it …
Posted in: Concerts, Curators, Events, Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Erin Allen
Here’s a sampling of some of the highlights in the Library’s blogosphere from October. Teaching with the Library of Congress Voting Rights for Women The Women’s Suffrage primary source set is featured. In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress Welcome to Our New Front Door: A Revamped Homepage The Law Library of Congress gets a …
Posted in: Blogging, Collections, Congress Blogs, Education, Law Library, Music, Photos, Poetry, Science
Posted by: Erin Allen
(The following is an article from the September-October 2012 issue of the Library’s new magazine, LCM, highlighting “first drafts” of important documents in American history.) O! say, can you see by the dawn’s early light …” These words are as American as, well, the American flag that inspired them. Francis Scott Key, a young …
Posted in: History, Manuscripts, Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Erin Allen
Here’s a roundup of some September selections in the Library blogosphere. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog New Dance Collections in the Performing Arts Encyclopedia (PAE) Presentations on Bronislava Nijinska and the Ballet Russes de Serge Diaghilev are now featured in the PAE. The Signal: Digital Preservation Yes, the Library of Congress Has Video Games: …
Posted in: Blogging, Congress Blogs, Education, Law Library, LC Web site, Music, National Book Festival, Photos, Poetry, Science, Social Media
Posted by: Erin Allen
The Library of Congress and a Moscow museum recently completed a project that, for the first time, brings together the original music manuscripts of one of the great composers of the 20th century – works that had been separated over the past century by thousands of miles and the Russian Revolution. The Library and the …
Posted in: Collections, Libraries, Manuscripts, Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Erin Allen
The Library of Congress blogosphere in August was full of great posts from our many expert curators and staff. Here is just a sampling: In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog The Musical Worlds of Victor Hebert On Aug. 16, the Library opened a new exhibition on composer Victor Herbert. The Signal: Digital Preservation Digital Preservation …
Posted in: Blogging, Collections, Congress Blogs, Copyright, Education, Law Library, Music, Photos, Poetry, Preservation, Science
Posted by: Erin Allen
(This is the second in a series of posts featuring presidential campaign items from the Library’s collections. Read the first here.) Politics and music have enjoyed a rather persistent relationship. And it’s never more evident than during campaign season when candidates use music to connect with voters. The tradition can be seen as far back …
Posted in: Collections, Exhibitions, Music
Posted by: Erin Allen
The collections of the Library of Congress are vast and varied. And, what better way to get to know them but through our many wonderful curators. In this inaugural edition of “Curator’s Picks,” jazz curator Larry Appelbaum discusses a few prized items housed in the Music Division. A hand-written letter from Leonard Bernstein to …
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