Library of Congress Announces Fall 2024 Centennial Concert Series

After much anticipation, we are excited to unveil our Fall 2024 Centennial Season, featuring a remarkable lineup of groundbreaking commissions, vibrant musical celebrations, and heartfelt tributes to iconic artists. The 2024-2025 season is the centerpiece of our commemoration of the 100th birthday of Concerts from the Library of Congress. Join us as we honor a century of musical excellence at the Library with a diverse array of concerts, conversations, lectures, and film screenings—all free to the public. This season highlights the Library’s firm commitment to preserving and advancing music, culture and creativity. We eagerly await celebrating this special occasion with you!
Starting August 7 at 10:00 a.m. ET, you can explore the fall 2024 season lineup at loc.gov/concerts. Tickets for September and October concerts will be available on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET, and tickets for November and December concerts will be available on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  Thanks to the Library’s new Etix ticketing system, concertgoers will receive seat assignments upon registration. Space-available admission will continue through the RUSH pass program. 

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Fall 2024 Event Schedule: 

Thursday, September 26, 7 p.m.: Live! At the Library: Screening of “Man’s Favorite Sport?”
The author of a bestselling book on fishing who has never fished is corralled into entering a major fishing tournament. Directed by Howard Hawks, this screwball comedy stars Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss, among others. Henry Mancini composed a score that relies on a sophisticated swinging theme introduced over the opening credits, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer answering the question in the film’s title (“… the favorite sport of man is girls”). Part of “Henry Mancini at 100.” No tickets required 

Friday, September 27, 7 p.m.: Screening of “Touch of Evil”
“Touch of Evil” is a 1958 film noir gem, the grim story of a murder in a Mexican border town, featuring Orson Welles—also the film’s director and one of its writers—with Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh. Part of “Henry Mancini at 100.” Reserve tickets here on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Saturday, September 28, 2 p.m.: AMS Lecture: “Heard on the Small Screen: Music in Jack Arnold’s and Henry Mancini’s Episodes of “Peter Gunn”
In a lecture co-presented with the American Musicological Society, Reba Wissner explores how Henry Mancini’s music for “Peter Gunn” helped to shape the television series.  Part of “Henry Mancini at 100.” Reserve tickets here on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Saturday, September 28, 4 p.m.: Screening of “Charade”  
Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star in this elegant, Hitchcock-esque romantic thriller featuring a sophisticated Henry Mancini score that vividly evokes the streets and cafés of Paris. Part of “Henry Mancini at 100.” Reserve tickets here on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Saturday, September 28, 8 p.m.: “Henry Mancini at 100”
Scott Flavin conducts a spectacular evening of memorable scores by the composer, performed with projections of excerpts from classic films like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Victor/Victoria” and “The Pink Panther.”  Join for a preconcert conversation on the Mancini legacy and the Library’s Henry Mancini Papers at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. Part of “Henry Mancini at 100.” Reserve tickets here on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Friday, October 18, 8 p.m.:  Eddie Palmieri
Experience legendary Latin jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri, a multi-Grammy winner renowned for his innovative blend of jazz and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. The evening opens with a short documentary film, “Eddie Palmieri: A Revolution on Harlem River Drive,” that demonstrates how he masterfully fused Latin music with soul, funk, and jazz to create a sound that was both politically charged and undeniably danceable. Presented through the generous support of the Revada Foundation of the Logan family. There will be no pre-concert talk for this event. Reserve tickets here on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Friday, October 25, 8 p.m.: Schoenberg at 150: Quatuor Diotima  
To honor the 150th anniversary of Arnold Schoenberg’s birth, Quatuor Diotima will perform works by Schoenberg and Alban Berg on the Library’s Stradivari instruments. Join for a preconcert lecture by Harvey Sachs, author of “Schoenberg: Why He Matters,” at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. Reserve tickets here on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  

Saturday, October 26, 2 p.m.: Schoenberg at 150: Quatuor Diotima  
Celebrate Schoenberg’s 150th birthday with Quatuor Diotima, performing Schoenberg and Korngold in the second of two concerts, performed on the Library’s Stradivari instruments. Join for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. Reserve tickets here on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET.     

 Wednesday, October 30, 8 p.m.: Emi Ferguson and Ruckus
Acclaimed flutist Emi Ferguson and the rollicking Baroque ensemble Ruckus partner in “By George!” to reimagine music by composers writing two hundred years apart. The artists perform their own creative arrangements of Georg Philipp Telemann’s Fantasias, TWV 40:2-13, and György Ligeti’s “Musica ricercata.” Join for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. Reserve tickets here on September 4 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  

Friday, November 8, 8 p.m.: Hiromi’s Sonicwonder  
Join renowned Japanese jazz composer and pianist Hiromi Uehara and her ensemble for an electrifying night performing “Sonicwonderland” at the Library of Congress. Presented through the generous support of the Revada Foundation of the Logan Family. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.      

Friday, November 15, 8 p.m.: amarcord
The five voices of amarcord take us on a journey half a millennium in the making.  Founded over thirty years ago by graduates of the famed Thomanerchor in Leipzig, and equally at home with music old and new, the group performs music by Gabrieli, Marenzio, Josquin, Schutz, di Lasso, Schubert, Bruch, Sametz and others. Join for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.      

Saturday, November 16, 8 p.m.: Belcea Quartet and Quatuor Ébène
Two of Europe’s most distinguished string quartets come together to perform monumental works of the chamber music repertoire. Written when both composers were still in their teens, the Mendelssohn and Enescu octets are prodigious creations, symphonic in concept and impact, with gorgeous melodies and rich, multilayered textures. Join for a pre-concert lecture by David Plylar, Music Division, “Teen eighngst: the early string octet powerhouses by Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu.” This concert inaugurates the Sally Hart and Bennett Tarlton McCallum Fund in the Library of Congress. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Wednesday, November 20, 8 p.m.: Danish String Quartet
The exemplary Danish String Quartet performs works by Haydn, Mozart and Stravinsky to frame pieces written more than three centuries earlier by the blind Irish harper and composer Turlough O’Carolan.  Capping their concert is Franz Schubert’s transcendental last quartet. Join for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. This concert is made possible through the generous support of the Sally Hart and Bennett Tarlton McCallum Fund in the Library of Congress. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Friday, November 22, 8 p.m.: “Max Roach at 100:” Tyshawn Sorey Trio + Sandbox Percussion
In this special double-bill concert celebrating the legacy of drummer and composer Max Roach, The Tyshawn Sorey Trio and Sandbox Percussion will each play sets inspired by legendary recordings of Roach and his collaborators. After a break the groups will join forces to perform a new work by 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tyshawn Sorey, co-commissioned by the Library. Pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  

Wednesday, December 4, 7 p.m.: AMS Lecture: “Recovering the Extraordinary Life and Songs of Carrie Jacobs-Bond”
In a lecture co-presented with the American Musicological Society, Christopher Reynolds explores the career of Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1861-1946), one of the most successful songwriters in the first half of the 20th century. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  

Thursday, December 5, 5 p.m.: Live! at the Library: Morton Subotnick and the Buchla 100
Composer and electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick offers some background and insights into his work with the famed Buchla 100, which he used to create the genre-defining album “Silver Apples of the Moon.” The recently restored Buchla 100 will be on display and demonstrated. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Friday, December 6, 8 p.m.: Schoenberg at 150: Experiential Orchestra
The Experiential Orchestra and violinist Curtis Stewart bring out the eloquence of Julia Perry’s neglected violin concerto. Author and violinist Ling Ling Huang joins the stage as a speaker, presenting new text alongside Richard Dehmel’s original in Arnold Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht.” Other works include Irving Fine’s lush “Serious Song: A Lament for String Orchestra” and Alan Hovhaness’ “In Memory of an Artist.”  Join us for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m., Whittall Pavilion. Presented through the generous support of the Verna and Irving Fine Endowment in the Library of Congress. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  

Friday, December 13, 8 p.m.: Julius Rodriguez
Julius Rodriguez, also known as “OrangeJulius,” at 25, is a prodigious jazz talent blending R&B and classical influences with virtuosic piano and drum performances praised by The New York Times. Presented through the generous support of the Revada Foundation of the Logan family. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  

Monday, December 16, 8 p.m.: Barbara Hannigan, soprano and Bertrand Chamayou, piano  
Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou perform a spellbinding recital pairing Scriabin piano works with dramatic song cycles by Olivier Messiaen and John Zorn that Hannigan describes as “deeply spiritual, mysterious, tender and ecstatic.” There will be no pre-concert conversation for this concert. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Wednesday, December 18, 8 pm: Stradivari Anniversary: Pacifica Quartet  
The mighty Pacifica Quartet will celebrate the Library’s Antonio Stradivari Anniversary with a pair of concerts designed to give more listeners a chance to hear our fabled instruments in person. The program includes iconic works by Crumb, Barber, Ives, and Dvořák. Join us for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m., Whittall Pavilion. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET. NOTE: Patrons may attend one of the two Stradivari Anniversary Concerts (same program each date).  

 Thursday, December 19, 8 p.m.: Stradivari Anniversary: Pacifica Quartet
In the second of two concerts, the Pacifica repeats the program from December 18. Join us for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30 p.m., Whittall Pavilion. Reserve tickets here on October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET. NOTE: Patrons may attend one of the two Stradivari Anniversary Concerts (same program each date). 

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