Applications are now being accepted for the Annegret Fauser and Tim Carter Research Fellowship at the Library of Congress Music Division. The Fellowship ensures support for post-doctoral (or equivalent) researchers of any nationality engaging in projects centered on collections held within the Library’s Music Division, with a stipend of up to $2,000 that can be used to cover travel (e.g., airfare, train, mileage, etc.) to and from Washington, D.C., overnight accommodations, as well as other research expenses. Applications are due by midnight February 17, 2025.
The Library of Congress celebrates the opening of the Henry Mancini Archive with a special concert featuring Monica Mancini and husband Gregg Field, and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra of the Frost School of Music at the University Of Miami, conducted by Scott Flavin.
Nearly 16,000 pages of material from the Library of Congress Leonard Bernstein Collection have been transcribed and reviewed via our "By the People" crowdsourced transcription campaign. Transcriptions will ultimately be made available in loc.gov, and the Leonard Bernstein Digital Collection will soon be keyword searchable.
The Library of Congress opened a new Treasures Gallery on June 13, 2024, featuring collection items from across the Library centered on "remembrance." The Gallery includes several items from the Music Division's collections, described in this blog post.
This blog post highlights the work of American composer Ulysses Kay (1917-1995), particularly his “Forever Free: A Lincoln Chronicle” for wind band, commissioned by Broadcast Music Inc. for the Civil War Centennial Commission in 1962.
Celebrate Rossini's leap day birthday with a close-up look at his original manuscript for his Septet for two flutes, clarinet, and string quartet, recently acquired by the Library of Congress and now available to view and download online.
Home to the George and Ira Gershwin Collection, the Library of Congress celebrates the 100th birthday of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with a special concert and a look at how the Library's collections tell the story of the work's creation and reception.
In 2024, the Music Division will launch a new fellowship, the Annegret Fauser and Tim Carter Research Fellowship, to ensure support for post-doctoral (or equivalent) researchers of any nationality engaging in projects centered on collections held within the Library’s Music Division. Completed applications are due by midnight February 18, 2024; notification will occur in March 2024.