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Today: Poet Laureate Closing Events & Livestream

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

The following is a post from the Library of Congress Blog by Wendi Maloney. The Library of Congress will honor Juan Felipe Herrera, who is concluding his second term as the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, with celebratory events on Wednesday, April 26. The events will be streamed live on the Library’s Facebook page and its YouTube …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Musicians, Special Collections

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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 …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Interviews, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff

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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 …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Interviews, Jazz, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff

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This Week: Rachmaninoff, Baseball, Tim Burton + Either/Or

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

This Week at the Library: 2/14, 12 pm – Plylar on Rachmaninoff (Lecture) 2/15, 12 pm – Baseball’s Greatest Hits (Gallery Talk) 2/17, 7 pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film) 2/18, 12 pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film) 2/18, 8 pm – Either/Or (Concert) ***** Tuesday, February 14, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Lecture] …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Exhibitions, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff

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Smokey Robinson at Gershwin’s Piano

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

(The following is a guest post by Director of Communications Gayle Osterberg. It was originally published on the Library of Congress Blog.) This Friday (Feb. 10) PBS stations nationwide (9 pm Eastern – check your local listings) will share with America the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song tribute concert honoring Motown legend …

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This Week: Beauty and the Beast + YRC

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Friday, February 10, 2017 – 7:00 pm Saturday, February 11, 2017 – 12:00 pm [Family-Friendly] Beauty and the Beast (1991) [Film] Toon Tunes with Solomon HaileSelassie The world of film animation displays great variety in the techniques used to produce the images and in how those images interact with the sound environment. We will explore …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Exhibitions, Film Music, Special Collections, Staff

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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 …

Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Film Music, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Special Collections

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Coolidge Uncut

Posted by: Cait Miller

The following is a guest post from Senior Music Specialist Robin Rausch. In 1995, documentary filmmaker Marjorie Short was looking for work in Washington, DC, and doing research at the Library of Congress for a new project on historical music performance. Music Specialist Raymond White suggested she contact Cyrilla Barr, professor of musicology at Catholic …

Posted in: Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Guest bloggers, Interviews, Special Collections, Women in Music

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Upcoming Events: NEA Chairman, Meredith Monk & Pomerium

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

  Concerts from the Library of Congress Founder’s Day Weekend Friday, October 30, 2015 – 6:30pm (Whittall Pavilion) A LEADING ROLE: WOMEN IN THE MUSIC WORLD Jane Chu, Chairman, NEA Margaret Lioi, CEO, Chamber Music America Astrid Schween, Cellist, Juilliard String Quartet Anne E. McLean, Senior Producer, Library of Congress Music Division Three arts leaders …

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