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Posted by: Pat Padua
In the Muse is excited to announce our September film series, Directed by Ken Russell. The late director, who died in 2011, had a vividly colorful, operatic vision of cinema, and was attracted to music that was similarly bold and romantic. With co-sponsors DCist and Brightest Young Things, we present four evenings of Russell’s most …
Posted in: Film Music
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from Senior Music Reference Specialist Robin Rausch. For five days in August in 1914, thousands of people descended on the tiny village of Peterborough, New Hampshire to attend the fifth summer festival of music and drama produced by the Edward MacDowell Memorial Association. Inaugurated in 1910, these annual festivals …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
For the 2014-2015 season of Concerts from the Library of Congress and the 150th birthday of our founding patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, the Music Division is pleased to introduce a revamped “Friends of Music” donor recognition program. The Library needs your support to help grow, advance and make universally accessible its unparalleled performing arts programs. …
Posted in: Birthdays, Concerts and Events, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
Michael Feinstein on Musicals & Songs at the Library of Congress Series 1 – Rodgers & Hammerstein Episode 5 – “Some Enchanted Evening” In the fifth episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein discusses South Pacific, Mary Martin, and the beloved song …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Digital Collections, Exhibitions, Film Music, Musical Theater, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Theater, Webcasts
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
2014-2015 Concerts from the Library of Congress Season BROCHURE 2014-2015 Concerts from the Library of Congress Season NEWS RELEASE The 2014-2015 Concerts from the Library of Congress season brochure 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 …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Film Music, Interviews, Musical Instruments, Musical Theater, Musicians, Sheet Music, Staff, Theater
Posted by: Cait Miller
When the Library of Congress was founded in 1800, the institution could not yet boast an established Music Division; in fact, it would be nearly a century before the Library formally created a Music Division. That decision was not so much a philosophical reflection of music’s importance in our culture but rather a necessary course …
Posted in: Sheet Music, Special Collections, World War I
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 …
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Posted by: Pat Padua
The following is a guest post from retired cataloger Sharon McKinley. With summer and picnic season in full swing, The Library of Congress celebrates this treasured national institution in song, photos, and motion pictures. There are entire books, plays and poems centered around picnics, and the Music Division offers a wealth of musical delights. A …
Posted in: Sheet Music of the Week, Special Collections
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