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Posted by: David Plylar
The following is a guest post by Claudia Morales of the Music Division. On Thursday, March 13, the Library of Congress closed all Library buildings to the public. Within a few days, all public events in March and April were canceled, and the cancellation period has now been extended through May 10. These cancellations are …
Posted in: Concerts and Events, Curators, Film Music, Jazz, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: David Plylar
Concerts from the Library of Congress is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 season, filled with an astonishing roster of artists and speakers. Building on the world-class chamber music you love to hear in the Coolidge Auditorium—which this year includes the Emerson Quartet with David Finckel, the Brentano Quartet with Hsin-Yun Huang and the Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Vogt Trio, …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Dance, Film Music, Interviews, Jazz, Musicians
Posted by: David Plylar
Free Download: Sheet music of Debussy’s Les parfums de la nuit as transcribed for the piano by Charles Griffes On Saturday, November 4, 2017, Solungga Liu performed a recital in the Coolidge Auditorium that featured the music of Charles Griffes, Amy Beach and César Franck. Included on the program was a transcription by Griffes of …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Newly Cataloged
Posted by: David Plylar
The digital version of the 2017-18 Concerts from the Library of Congress season brochure is now available! Download it here.
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Film Music, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: David Plylar
In January of 2016 the Library of Congress acquired a holograph manuscript and a copyist’s manuscript (with composer edits and annotations) of Franz Liszt’s Den Cypressen der Villa d’Este. These two manuscripts are earlier incarnations of the first threnody from the final volume of the Années de pèlerinage. The troisième année was published in 1883, with …
Posted in: Composers, Curators, New Acquisitions, Special Collections
Posted by: David Plylar
This Week at the Library: Wednesday, 4/19, 7:00 pm – Bibliodiscotheque Film Screening: Pump Up the Volume (Film) Friday, 4/21, 6:30 pm – Conversation with Steven Isserlis (Interview) Friday, 4/21, 8:00 pm – Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih (Concert) Saturday, 4/22, 11:00 am – #Declassified: “In Bach’s Hand” (Lecture) Saturday, 4/22, 6:30 pm – John Szwed: “Painting …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Film Music, Interviews, Jazz, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Special Collections
Posted by: David Plylar
This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 4/4, 12:00 pm – “WWI Sheet Music at the Library of Congress” (Lecture) Friday, 4/7, 6:30 pm – “Fierce Grace: Jeannette Rankin” (Concert + Panel) Saturday, 4/8, 6:30 pm – Conversation with Brett Dean (Panel) Saturday, 4/8, 8:00 pm – Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (Concert) ***** Tuesday, April 4, 2017 …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Interviews, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: David Plylar
This post has been modified from an article originally written by Nicholas A. Brown. Tickets for winter and spring Concerts from the Library of Congress events, presented by the Music Division, will be released to the public on Jan. 4 at 10 a.m. via Eventbrite. All concerts, films and lectures are free but require advance …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Film Music, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: David Plylar
It’s that time–time to reserve your tickets to attend a spectacular array of free events presented by Concerts from the Library of Congress! We start on September 5 with a month-long film series featuring the idiomatic biopics of Ken Russell, and continue with the great concerts, talks and films you expect to see at the …
Posted in: Concerts and Events, Curators, Film Music, Musical Theater, Musicians