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Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
For National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15-October 15, let’s dig in with Library of Congress Music Division commissions. Part 2 of this two-part series includes commissioned composers from Spain, Central America, and South America.
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, Latin American History
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
Now that it's National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15-October 15, let's dig in with Music Division commission firsts by country! Part 1 of this two-part series includes commissioned composers from North America and the Caribbean.
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, Latin American History
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
On Friday, August 23, 2019, the music community lost a giant – Mario Davidovsky. Mario Davidovsky’s relationship with the Library of Congress Music Division began with three commissioned works at very different stylistic points in his career, and culminated in placing his papers on deposit in 2013.
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, In Memoriam, Jewish American History, New Music
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
Did you know that the Music Division has been an integral part of creating contemporary music since 1925? In honor of Women’s History Month, I’d like to share an impressive list of “firsts” – the first women composers commissioned by each fund in the Library of Congress Music Division!
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, Special Collections, Women in Music