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This Week at the Library: “Pump Up the Volume,” Steven Isserlis & Connie Shih, “In Bach’s Hand,” “Painting Jazz,” and Steve Coleman and Five Elements

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 …

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This Week at the Library: WWI Sheet Music, Jeannette Rankin, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

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 …

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Announcing Library of Congress Bibliodiscotheque

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Bibliodiscotheque: Array of Events Planned to Celebrate Disco Culture Today the Library of Congress announced an exciting upcoming series: “Library of Congress Bibliodiscotheque” (April 12-May 6, 2017), an unprecedented exploration of disco culture, music, dance and fashion represented in the national collections. You are welcome to experience the Library of Congress like never before with …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Copyright Deposits, Curators, Film Music, Special Collections

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This Week: Arts Leaders, Kyogen, Marlboro & Paredes

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 3/21, 6:30 pm – Kyogen & The National Cherry Blossom Festival (Panel) Tuesday, 3/21, 8:00 pm – An Evening of Kyogen (Performance) Wednesday, 3/22, 12:00 pm – Leaders in the Arts (Panel) Wednesday, 3/22, 6:30 pm – Conversation with Musicians from Marlboro (Panel) Wednesday, 3/22, 8:00 pm – Musicians …

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This Week: Collecting, Women’s Day & Jazz Legends

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 3/7, 12:00 pm – Obsession, Collection, Donation: Dayton C. Miller (Lecture) Wednesday, 3/8, 2:00 pm – The Sounds of Feminist Revolution (Lecture) Thursday, 3/9, 7:00 pm – Miles and Trane as Living Ancestors (Lecture) ***** Tuesday, March 7, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Lecture] Obsession, Collection, Donation: Dayton C. Miller, …

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This Week: Hagen Quartet, Hindemith, Monson & Hutchins

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

This Week at the Library: Tuesday, 2/28, 12:00 pm – Hindemith’s Musical Responses to WWI (Lecture) Wednesday, 3/1, 12:00 pm – Ingrid Monson (Interview) Friday, 3/3, 6:30 pm – American Luthier: Carleen Hutchins (Lecture) Friday, 3/3, 8:00 pm – Hagen Quartet (Concert) ***** Tuesday, February 28, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Lecture] Hindemith’s Musical Responses to …

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This Week: Jordi Savall, Gershwin & Toon Tunes

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Gallery Talk] Here to Stay: The Legacy of George and Ira Gershwin Senior music specialist and exhibit curator Raymond White introduces treasures of the George and Ira Gershwin Collection. He will discuss the types of items on exhibit, including music manuscripts, lyric sheets, letters, photographs, and the new …

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