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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
On December 3, 1947, A Streetcar Named Desire opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. It was the third full-length play by Tennessee Williams, a 36-year-old writer whose Broadway debut, The Glass Menagerie, was just two years earlier. Streetcar ran for more than two years clocking in at 855 performances, the longest …
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Film Music, Theater
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post by Music Division Specialist Loras John Schissel who has compiled letters and diary entries from Ned Rorem illuminating the composer’s relationship with the Music Division at the Library of Congress. Look not to things that are seen, but to that which is unseen; for things that are seen pass …
Posted in: Composers, In Memoriam
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post from Music Division Archivist Janet McKinney. Explore the life and work of accomplished composer Dana Suesse (1909-1987) through a collection of her papers, newly available in the Music Division! Dana Suesse (born Nadine Dana Suesse, 1909-1987) was a child piano prodigy who began performing in vaudeville shows at the …
Posted in: Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post from Senior Music Specialist Mark Eden Horowitz. “Angie says she’d be delighted to hear from you.” That was the reply I got from Stephen Sondheim when I emailed him: “Angela Lansbury is currently in DC with the tour of Blithe Spirit. I’d like to invite her to the Library for …
Posted in: In Memoriam, Musical Theater, Theater, Women in Theater
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Dr. Stephanie Akau and Dr. Rachel McNellis take us on a fun romp through a Steven Stucky opera that takes a hilarious look at music history and theory.
Posted in: Composers, Special Collections
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Emily Baumgart explores the work of piano duo Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson found their recently processed papers.
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Archivist Dr. Stephanie Akau looks at the 2009 "Honor!" festival curated by Jessye Norman.
Posted in: African American History, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
In the following guest post, Music Division Archives Processing Technician Dr. Rachel McNellis investigates a musical connection within the recently digitized Giant Bible of Mainz from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. On April 4, 1952, Lessing J. Rosenwald donated an exquisite treasure to the Library of Congress: the Giant Bible of Mainz. The …
Posted in: Sacred music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The Music Division's summer Pruett Fellow, Destiny Meadows, showcases a few of composer and arranger Sammy Nestico's musical partnerships.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Jazz