Category: African American History

Refined by: (Author) Claudia Morales

Black and white image of two musicians playing piano. They are seated back to back wearing dinner jackets with white shirts and bowties.

Jazz Scholar Willard Jenkins Reflects on the Library’s Jazz Collections

July 24, 2025

Learn about 2024-2025 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar Willard Jenkins' time exploring the Music Division's jazz collections. Jenkins, who is the artistic director of the DC Jazz Festival, conducted research in the archives this spring and presented a lecture on "The Enduring Importance of Jazz Archives" on June 18, 2025.

Posted in: African American History, American history, Composers, Copyright Deposits, Jazz, Musicians, Sheet Music, Women in Music

Two Women Composers, Two Commissions

April 3, 2025

Posted by: Claudia Morales

The Music Division is excited to present the premieres of two newly commissioned works by renowned living women composers, Tania León and Jlin.

Posted in: African American History, American history, Arrangers, Commissions, Composers, Concerts and Events, Conductors, Electronic Music, Latin American History, Music Division history, Musicians, New Acquisitions, New Music, Women in Music

Refined by: (Author) Claudia Morales