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Posted by: Libby Smigel
Discover the artistry and impact of modern dance choreographer Leni Wylliams (1961-1996) through the Raymond Steehler and David Fullard Collection on Leni Wylliams, now accessible through a new finding aid.
Posted in: African American History, Choreographers, Dance, LGBTQ+, New finding aid, Special Collections
Posted by: Claudia Morales
Concerts from the Library of Congress launches an exciting, yearlong America 250 celebration this January, presenting a broad panorama of the nation’s music in concerts and conversations, lectures, film screenings, educational programs and more.
Posted in: American history, chamber music, Choreographers, Commissions, Composers, Concerts and Events, Conductors, Dance, Early Music, Instrumentalists, Jazz, Musical Instruments, Musical Theater, Musicians
Posted by: David Plylar
*** 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, …
Posted in: African American History, Choreographers, Commissions, Composers, Concerts and Events, Dance, Electronic Music, Instrumentalists, Jazz
Posted by: Libby Smigel
The Bronlislava Nijinska Collection is now fully processed and available for study in the Music Division's Performing Arts Reading Room, Library of Congress. Archivist Morgen Stevens-Garmon, who headed the team that processed the collection, synopsizes Nijinska's career as a dancer and choreographer, and tells the story of the collection's arrival at the Library.
Posted in: Birthdays, Choreographers, Dance, Digital Collections, Guest bloggers, New finding aid, Women in Dance
Posted by: Libby Smigel
The archival materials in the Music Division's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection are now discoverable through an online finding aid. Archivists Stephanie Akau and Maya Lerman provide a sneak peek into the vast contents of this intriguing collection by selecting some sample images.
Posted in: African American History, Birthdays, Choreographers, Dance, Guest bloggers, New finding aid, Special Collections
Posted by: Claudia Morales
Library of Congress Announces Spring 2025 Concert Series. Concerts from the Library of Congress continues to celebrate a century of landmark concerts in spring 2025, offering a rich and diverse kaleidoscope of classical music, jazz, pop, folk and dance events, with a major focus on American contemporary voices across genres.
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, Concerts and Events, Dance, Early Music, Electronic Music, Film Music, Instrumentalists, Jazz, Music Division history, Musical Instruments, Uncategorized, Women in Dance, Women in Music
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
Learn about six new collection finding aids that have been published by the Library's Music Division. These finding aids provide bibliographic access to the Irwin Bazelon Papers, Harry Chapin Collection, Ann Murphy Collection on the Rockettes and Radio City Music Hall, Alfred Newman Film Music Manuscripts, Park Avenue Synagogue Commissioning Project Correspondence and Hans Spialek Papers.
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, Conductors, Curators, Dance, Film Music, Guest bloggers, LGBTQ+, Musicians, New Acquisitions, New finding aid, New Music, Sacred music, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Women in Dance
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Rockettes dancer Ann Murphy (born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1942) danced with the precision tap dance company from the 1960s through the 1970s. Now her photographs, programs, and other Radio City Music Hall memorabilia are available to the public in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room, thanks to Murphy's generous gift of her legacy materials.
Posted in: Dance, New finding aid, Special Collections, Women in Dance
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
The 2023-2024 season of Concerts from the Library of Congress came to a rousing conclusion on June 20 with a performance by New Orleans-based band Cha Wa. As final preparations are made for the 2024-2025 season announcement, the Music Division is pleased to share a multitude of concert and event videos that have been released …
Posted in: African American History, Commissions, Composers, Concerts and Events, Conductors, Curators, Dance, Instrumentalists, Interviews, Jazz, Musical Instruments, Musicians, New Music, Special Collections, Staff, Webcasts, Women in Dance