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Happy Birthday Gerry Mulligan!

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Legendary saxophone player Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996) would have turned 90 today (April 6th)! In commemoration of his birthday and Jazz Appreciation Month, we invite you to explore the Gerry Mulligan Collection at the Library of Congress. Below are links to the collection finding aid, articles, and some fun digital resources. If you have any reference …

Posted in: Birthdays, Jazz, Musical Instruments, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Special Collections

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Announcing Library of Congress Bibliodiscotheque

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Bibliodiscotheque: Array of Events Planned to Celebrate Disco Culture Today the Library of Congress announced an exciting upcoming series: “Library of Congress Bibliodiscotheque” (April 12-May 6, 2017), an unprecedented exploration of disco culture, music, dance and fashion represented in the national collections. You are welcome to experience the Library of Congress like never before with …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Copyright Deposits, Curators, Film Music, Special Collections

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This Week: Arts Leaders, Kyogen, Marlboro & Paredes

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 3/21, 6:30 pm – Kyogen & The National Cherry Blossom Festival (Panel) Tuesday, 3/21, 8:00 pm – An Evening of Kyogen (Performance) Wednesday, 3/22, 12:00 pm – Leaders in the Arts (Panel) Wednesday, 3/22, 6:30 pm – Conversation with Musicians from Marlboro (Panel) Wednesday, 3/22, 8:00 pm – Musicians …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Interviews, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff

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This Week: Collecting, Women’s Day & Jazz Legends

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 3/7, 12:00 pm – Obsession, Collection, Donation: Dayton C. Miller (Lecture) Wednesday, 3/8, 2:00 pm – The Sounds of Feminist Revolution (Lecture) Thursday, 3/9, 7:00 pm – Miles and Trane as Living Ancestors (Lecture) ***** Tuesday, March 7, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Lecture] Obsession, Collection, Donation: Dayton C. Miller, …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Jazz, Musical Instruments, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff

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This Week: Hagen Quartet, Hindemith, Monson & Hutchins

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 2/28, 12:00 pm – Hindemith’s Musical Responses to WWI (Lecture) Wednesday, 3/1, 12:00 pm – Ingrid Monson (Interview) Friday, 3/3, 6:30 pm – American Luthier: Carleen Hutchins (Lecture) Friday, 3/3, 8:00 pm – Hagen Quartet (Concert) ***** Tuesday, February 28, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Lecture] Hindemith’s Musical Responses to …

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This Week: Rachmaninoff, Baseball, Tim Burton + Either/Or

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

This Week at the Library: 2/14, 12 pm – Plylar on Rachmaninoff (Lecture) 2/15, 12 pm – Baseball’s Greatest Hits (Gallery Talk) 2/17, 7 pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film) 2/18, 12 pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film) 2/18, 8 pm – Either/Or (Concert) ***** Tuesday, February 14, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Lecture] …

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Smokey Robinson at Gershwin’s Piano

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

(The following is a guest post by Director of Communications Gayle Osterberg. It was originally published on the Library of Congress Blog.) This Friday (Feb. 10) PBS stations nationwide (9 pm Eastern – check your local listings) will share with America the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song tribute concert honoring Motown legend …

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This Week: Beauty and the Beast + YRC

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Friday, February 10, 2017 – 7:00 pm Saturday, February 11, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Family-Friendly] Beauty and the Beast (1991) [Film] Toon Tunes with Solomon HaileSelassie The world of film animation displays great variety in the techniques used to produce the images and in how those images interact with the sound environment. We will explore …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Exhibitions, Film Music, Special Collections, Staff