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Posted by: David Plylar
Recently I was looking at a Fanny Mendelssohn manuscript held at the Library of Congress, and was struck by the dating of the work. At first I did not realize the significance of the dates that were on the manuscript, but the itch of a memory was waiting to be scratched, so I explored further. …
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, Special Collections, Women in Music
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
ARE YOU READY FOR THE FALL TICKET RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 2 at 10am (ET)? If you’re all set for Wednesday, read no further and we’ll see you soon at an event! If you have questions about ticketing, we’re here to help. As you may know, beginning this season Concerts from the Library of Congress ticketing will …
Posted in: Concerts and Events, Curators, Dance, Exhibitions, Film Music, Interviews, Musical Instruments, Musical Theater, Musicians
Posted by: Cait Miller
The Library of Congress Concert Series (whose 90th season was announced earlier this month) offers world-class chamber music performances in the Jefferson Building’s Coolidge Auditorium. Most Library visitors might assume that the space is named for President Calvin Coolidge; however, it was a different Coolidge who is responsible for its construction. In 1925 Elizabeth Sprague …
Posted in: Curators, Digital Collections, Exhibitions, Special Collections, Women in Music
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from Agnieszka Zagozdzon, who has been researching American Musical Theater collections in the Performing Arts Reading Room nearly every day for the past six months! We asked Agnes to share more about her project and experience at the Library of Congress in this blog post. Every researcher in …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Musical Theater, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
DIGITAL SEASON BROCHURE Come one, come all! The 2015-2016 Concerts from the Library of Congress season brochure is now available! You can view the digital version here. Print copies will be mailed in the coming weeks. You can join our print mailing list by sending your address to concerts [at] loc [dot] gov. Note: For …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Dance, Exhibitions, Film Music, Interviews, Musical Instruments, Musical Theater, Musicians, Staff, Theater
Posted by: Pat Padua
The following post was written by Dylan Kolb, one of 26 college students serving at the Library of Congress as interns in the Knowledge Navigators program. These interns, serving for 10 weeks, come from three institutions: University of Virginia (where Dylan is a rising Junior), Catholic University of America, College of William & Mary. Iconic, …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers
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: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
The following post has been written by Kevin McBrien, one of 36 college students participating in the Library of Congress 2015 Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program. The post was originally published on the Library of Congress blog. McBrien graduated in May from California State University at Long Beach with a bachelor’s degree in music history …
Posted in: Curators, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Newly Cataloged, Special Collections