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Archive: May 2018 (5 Posts)

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A Record-setting Display of Antonio Stradivari Instruments at the Library

Posted by: David Plylar

The following is a guest post by Anne McLean of the Music Division. Library of Congress photographer Shawn Miller captured this stunning shot of ten Stradivari instruments—and the Quartetto di Cremona— during a special “Strad Shoot” in the glorious Great Hall of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. The occasion was an exciting prelude …

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#BernsteinAt100 Upcoming Events at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Cait Miller

The Library of Congress continues to celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial with events this Friday and Saturday, all free and open to the public: FRIDAY, MAY 18 Bernstein Centennial Concert Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building 8:00pm RUSH tickets available starting Friday at 6:00pm Michael Barrett, Music Director and pianist Lee Ann Osterkamp, pianist Julia Bullock, soprano …

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Embodying Bernstein: An Open Letter to Jake Gyllenhaal and Bradley Cooper from Daniel Callahan, Presenting “Bernstein Conducting Himself” This Tuesday, May 15

Posted by: Cait Miller

The following is a guest post from Dr. Daniel Callahan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Music at Boston College, who will be presenting the Spring 2018 American Musicological Society/Library of Congress lecture on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 (tomorrow). The event is free and open to the public.   Dear Bradley Cooper and Jake Gyllenhaal, …

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Sheet Music Spotlight: Red Cross Women in World War I

Posted by: Pat Padua

The following is a guest post from retired cataloger Sharon McKinley.  May 8 is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. Founded in 1881, the American Red Cross organization was still rather small when the United States entered World War I. But services multiplied, millions helped collect supplies and money, and many served overseas, particularly …