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Posted by: Pat Padua
The following is a guest post from retired Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley. Ah, September. The month of warm days and crisp nights, when the leaves are still green but the summer flowers have given way to mums and asters. It’s the first month of school, as well, when a student’s thoughts might well still be …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Sheet Music of the Week
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
CONCERTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 2015-2016 Season Overview www.loc.gov/concerts Season Announcement Press Release Season Overview & At-A-Glance Calendar Our 2015-2016 season celebrates 90 years of historic concerts and legendary performers: a splendid artistic legacy of more than 2,700 events, presented at the Nation’s Library since 1925. We cordially invite you to celebrate with us …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Dance, Film Music, Musical Instruments, Musical Theater, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff, Theater
Posted by: David Plylar
I woke up on Friday morning with Frühlingstimmen on my mind, either because subconsciously I was aware that it was supposed to be the first day of Spring, or perhaps I have larger concerns given that I am hearing voices of Spring in my head. In any case, I was puzzled to see that it …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Dance, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
On March 13-22 Austin, Texas was overrun with tens of thousands of music, tech, and film practitioners (and fans) for the 2015 SXSW Interactive, Film and Music Conference & Festival. Several Library of Congress staffers participated as presenters and attendees, showcasing the Library’s collections and the critical role that Copyright plays in the arts and …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Copyright Deposits, Curators, Exhibitions, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Pat Padua
In the Muse is excited to announce our January film series, The 80s: The Decade that Musicals Forgot. The movie musical was in its death throes in the 1980s, with many of the era’s contributions to the genre considered gaudy jokes. But these films have a vibrant, colorful energy and a core optimism that contemporary musicals …
Posted in: Film Music