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Archive: July 2014 (3 Posts)

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2014-2015 Concert Season Announcement: “Beyond Labels”

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The 2014-2015 Concerts from the Library of Congress season announcement is now available! Music should bring us together and open our minds to discovery, innovation and reflection—it resists categorization. We find the labels put on music to be boring, restrictive and tiresome… don’t you? In honor of the 150th birthday of our founding …

Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Concerts and Events, Exhibitions, Film Music, Guest bloggers, Interviews, Musical Instruments, Musical Theater, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff, Theater, Webcasts

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Star-Spangled Mash-up #SSB200

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

James Wolf of the Library of Congress has created a fantastic video compilation of some of our audio and visual treasures related to “The Star-Spangled Banner.” View the video below and peruse more recordings, sheet music and memorabilia via the Songs of America portal. Join the #SSB200 conversation on twitter by tagging @librarycongress, or visit …

Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Concerts and Events, Exhibitions, Holidays, Musicians, Podcasts, Sheet Music, Sound recordings, Special Collections, Webcasts

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“Ode to the Star-Spangled Banner” and #SSB200

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Throughout 2014 the Library of Congress’ Music Division is celebrating the 200th birthday of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” On July 3 Concerts from the Library of Congress will present a symposium and concert, “Poets and Patriotism,” in commemoration of the anthem’s anniversary. We will be joined by internationally-renowned baritone Thomas Hampson for a …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Exhibitions, Guest bloggers, Holidays, Musicians, Sheet Music, Sound recordings, Special Collections, Staff