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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week, Emily Baumgart takes a look at several notable educators in the Music Division's special collections.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Guest bloggers, Staff, Theater, Women in Dance, Women in Music, Women in Theater
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Dance Curator Libby Smigel gives a sneak peak at the materials inside the newly available Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski Papers.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Staff, Women in Dance, Women in Music
Posted by: Claudia Morales
The following is a blog post from 2021 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar, Terri Lyne Carrington. As I took a walk on a cold February afternoon in Massachusetts, I continued working through feelings I have formed in response to the inequities women have faced in jazz. Although I thought I was taking a break walking, …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Jazz, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Archives Processing Technician Melissa Capozio Jones looks at bandleader Glenn Miller while processing a new collection on the 1956 major motion picture he inspired, "The Glenn Miller Story."
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Cait Miller
In recognition of Women's History Month, the Music Division shares its recently published online research guides about women composers and women in music.
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, Research Guides, Women in Music
Posted by: Claudia Morales
The Music Division welcomes jazz drummer, composer, bandleader, producer, and educator Terri Lyne Carrington as the 2021 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar. In a field where female instrumentalists’ presence is scarce, Carrington is a powerhouse three-time GRAMMY award-winning recording artist, drummer, Doris Duke Award recipient, NEA Jazz Master, and Founder and Artistic Director of the …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Jazz, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Senior Music Specialist Mark Eden Horowitz shares the history of this Academy Award winning tune from the 1945 motion picture, "State Fair."
Posted in: Composers, Film Music, Guest bloggers, Musical Theater, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Learn more about "Fantasia" conductor Leopold Stokowski and his collection of newly processed materials now available at the Library.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
A quick look at songbooks by Pauline Russell Browne, Eva Jessye, and Peggy Seeger in celebration of International Women's Day.
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Musicians, Women in Music