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Archive: 2012 (60 Posts)

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Pic of the Week: Name that Composer Edition

Posted by: Pat Padua

One of the most memorable images from Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film adaptation of  the Stephen King novel The Shining is a shot of a framed group photo from the heyday of the fictional Overlook Hotel. It has become an iconic image, and its resonance in the film can lend almost any vintage group photo an air of …

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Sheet Music of the Week: Bicycle Bloomers Edition

Posted by: Pat Padua

In Washington, meteorological spring came in like a lamb. In the Muse would like to take this fair-weather opportunity to revisit last week’s bicycle theme with M. Florence’s “Bloomer March,” which if the illustration is to be believed,   conveys the fin de siècle pleasures of riding a bicycle while dressed in bloomers.  Florence dedicates the …

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Pic of the Week: Contemplative Caruso Edition

Posted by: Pat Padua

Iconic tenor Enrico Caruso was born on February 25, 1873 in Naples, Italy.   Over a career spanning 25 years, he performed at the world’s great opera houses, including nearly 900 appearances at New York’s Metropolitan Opera alone.  In this age of the mp3 we take recorded music for granted, but Caruso was one of …

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Pic of the Week: Politics and the Dancing Body Edition

Posted by: Pat Padua

The Music Division is proud to announce a new exhibition in the lobby of the Performing Arts Reading Room.  Choreographers have long used the medium of dance to express America’s cultural diversity.  Politics and the Dancing Body also explores the way choreographers employ the body as a tool in the fight against injustice.  The exhibit …

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Pic of the Week: A Tribute to Ella Edition

Posted by: Pat Padua

Tickets are still available for  a concert that promises to be one of the highlights of the season.  This Saturday the U. S. Army Band  ”Pershing’s Own,” with the help of vocalist Christal Rheames , continues its Concerts from The Collection series with a tribute to the legendary Ella Fitzgerald.   The event takes place …

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This Friday! Master Class with Paolo Pandolfo

Posted by: Pat Padua

Considered one of the world’s finest gambists, Paolo Pandolfo offers a free master class in the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium, working with three exceptional young students: Amy Domingues (known in indie-rock circles for her band Garland of Hours), Niccolo Seligman, and Lucine Musaelian. This 90-minute event is open to the public, no tickets required. Seating is …