Enjoy recently released event videos from the 2024-2025 season of Concerts from the Library of Congress. Highlights include a conversation with Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr., lectures by Christoph Wolff and Harvey Sachs, Renée Fleming's appearance at the 2024 National Book Festival, AMS lectures, Henry Mancini at 100 events, and numerous pre-concert conversations with artists.
University of Kentucky MLS candidate Jay Stringer-Vaught discusses a unique item in the Music Division’s collections written by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to Francis Maria Scala, then-leader of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Also learn about several past appearances by "The President's Own" on the Concerts from the Library of Congress series, which celebrates 100 years in 2025.
The following is a guest post by Reference Librarian and early music specialist, Dr. Stacey Jocoy. The Library of Congress is pleased to announce Henry Purcell: A Guide to Resources at the Library of Congress, a new research guide dedicated to one of the Baroque era’s most influential composers. Often called the “English Orpheus,” Purcell …
Explore the way Disney showcased the work of Mexican songwriters Manuel Esperón and Ernesto Cortár in several popular animated films in the 1940s as part of their effort to incorporate FDR's "Good Neighbor" policy. The effort resulted in sharing elements of mariachi music with American film audiences. This guest blog by Music Reference Specialist Stacey Jocoy draws on an insightful interview with ethnomusicologist and mariachi expert Dr. Lauryn Salazar (Associate Professor of Music, Tarleton State University).
Discover how manuscripts from the Music Division's Jonathan Larson Collection have shaped the creation of "The Jonathan Larson Project," now running off-Broadway in New York. Senior Music Specialist Mark Eden Horowitz discusses how show creator Jennifer Ashley Tepper's research in the collection led to the creation of this new show that brings to the songs that did not make the final cut for some of Larson's major projects.
*** Registrations for May-June 2025 events will be available starting at 10 a.m. EST on Wednesday, March 12, 2025*** The 100th season of Concerts from the Library of Congress continues with an exciting lineup of concerts through June 2025. Tickets for May and June events will be available starting at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, …
Learn about the Library's holdings related to German composer and pianist Robert Schumann (1810-1856). Senior Music Reference Specialist Dr. Paul Allen Sommerfeld shares highlights from a newly published research guide on Schumann at the Library of Congress.
In a memorial blog post, Senior Music Specialist Loras John Schissel celebrates President Jimmy Carter's appreciation for music and the arts in a selection of letters and photographs from the Music Division's collections.
