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Posted by: Claudia Morales
Spring is finally here! And, our virtual May events are around the corner. We have a fantastic lineup of events for all music lovers. We start the month with the French Ensemble Correspondances led by conductor Sébastien Daucé evoking an evening at the court of Louis XIII at the Palace of the Louvre. Then, we …
Posted in: Concerts and Events, Jazz, New Music, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
How a CBS radio broadcaster, Oliver Daniel, used his national platform to promote both notable and neophyte musicians.
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Libby Smigel
National Dance Week 2021 is upon us! Let’s take a guided tour from the safety of our homes through a recently published research guide, Dance Research at the Library of Congress. Pay close attention to all of the digital resources available online! My personal favorite in the online exhibitions list is Politics and the Dancing Body. A favorite digital collection is a bit harder for me to pin down. It’s a pretty tight contest between Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev and WPA Posters.
Posted in: Dance, Digital Collections
Posted by: Claudia Morales
The following is a blog post from 2021 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar, Terri Lyne Carrington. As I took a walk on a cold February afternoon in Massachusetts, I continued working through feelings I have formed in response to the inequities women have faced in jazz. Although I thought I was taking a break walking, …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Jazz, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
A whirlwind tour of five newly described and available dance collections: Cesi Kellinger Collection of Dance Materials, Dance Notation Collection, Jane Dudley Papers, Larry Warren Collection on Anna Sokolow and Lester Horton, and the Lester Horton Dance Theater Collection.
Posted in: Dance, Musical Theater, Special Collections, Women in Dance
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Archives Processing Technician Melissa Capozio Jones looks at bandleader Glenn Miller while processing a new collection on the 1956 major motion picture he inspired, "The Glenn Miller Story."
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Libby Smigel
National Dance Week 2021 begins April 19th. Today's post gives an early launch to National Dance Week by featuring dance, dancers, and choreographers within archived websites at the Library of Congress!
Posted in: Dance, Digital Collections, Web Archives
Posted by: Cait Miller
In recognition of Women's History Month, the Music Division shares its recently published online research guides about women composers and women in music.
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, Research Guides, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post from Archives Processing Technician Mónica Hurd. Do you feel like you have too much on your plate? Are you struggling to keep track of all your assignments? Do you need help organizing your life? Well, fear not fellow scatterbrain, for Roger L. Stevens is here! While his regular uniform …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Staff, Theater