In January of this year, concert producer Claudia Morales served as a panelist at Jazz Congress, a multi-day gathering produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center. The panel led by Loren Schoenberg, composer, bandleader and director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, focused on identifying available collections and making archival materials from institutions such as the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Associates, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem accessible to artists, scholars, and presenters. The panel underscored the ongoing need for information sharing and accessibility within the jazz archival community.
Find out how materials found in a lighting designer's archive can shed light on a performing artist in unexpected ways. Music Division Senior Archivist Morgen Stevens-Garmon chooses choreographer Gus Solomons jr to reveal evidence of his dances among the papers of acclaimed lighting designer Beverly Emmons.
For this Valentine’s Day, revel in some of the love letters found in the Music Division’s special collections. We excerpt letters written by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864-1953), Jerome Kern (1885-1945), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960), and a letter written to Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990).
Discover the artistry and impact of modern dance choreographer Leni Wylliams (1961-1996) through the Raymond Steehler and David Fullard Collection on Leni Wylliams, now accessible through a new finding aid.
