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Posted by: David Plylar
I woke up on Friday morning with Frühlingstimmen on my mind, either because subconsciously I was aware that it was supposed to be the first day of Spring, or perhaps I have larger concerns given that I am hearing voices of Spring in my head. In any case, I was puzzled to see that it …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Dance, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
On March 13-22 Austin, Texas was overrun with tens of thousands of music, tech, and film practitioners (and fans) for the 2015 SXSW Interactive, Film and Music Conference & Festival. Several Library of Congress staffers participated as presenters and attendees, showcasing the Library’s collections and the critical role that Copyright plays in the arts and …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Copyright Deposits, Curators, Exhibitions, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
This Weekend @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Saturday, March 21, 2015 – 2:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET With recent performances in Europe, Israel, Africa, Central and South America, Australia, and Asia, the Leipzig String Quartet performs time and again with passion and true artistry. Stemming from the renowned Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, the group …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Webcasts
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
This Weekend @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Friday, March 13, 2015 – 8:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) KIM KASHKASHIAN (viola) & PÉTER NAGY (piano) An uncompromising advocate for contemporary music, Kim Kashkashian partners with Hungarian pianist Péter Nagy in this recital offering a new work written for them by László Tihanyi. Admired for “a rich, …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Interviews, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Webcasts
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
This Weekend @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Saturday, March 7, 2015 – 8:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) CURTIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Robert Spano, conductor Roberto Díaz, viola Rachel Sterrenberg, soprano Robert Spano, music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leads the Curtis Chamber Orchestra in an exclusive Washington, DC appearance. Sensational violist Roberto Díaz premieres a …
Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Interviews, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
The HABITAT Technofiles event, originally scheduled for February 21, 2015, has been POSTPONED. We will announce the new date as soon as possible. All tickets for 02/21/15 will be honored for the future date. Please hold on to your tickets. No further information is available at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this has …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
This Weekend @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Friday, February 20, 2015 – 8:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) CLAREMONT TRIO & MISHA AMORY Winners of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, twins Emily and Julia Bruskin and Andrea Lam bring their talents to the Coolidge Auditorium. “Their exuberant performance and gutsy repertoire…was the kind of fresh approach …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff, Webcasts
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
This Week @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – 8:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) CALEFAX REED QUINTET After more than 25 years of touring as an ensemble, the Calefax reed quintet is known world-wide for its unique instrumentation and arrangements. Playing music ranging from early Baroque to Ellington and Gershwin, Calefax has …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
On this day in 1925 President Calvin Coolidge signed into law a Joint Resolution from the 68th Congress of the United States of America “To accept the gift of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge for the construction of an auditorium in connection with the Library of Congress, and to provide for the erection thereof…” This unique moment …
Posted in: Birthdays, Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Musical Instruments, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff