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Concerts from the Library of Congress 2015-2016 Season

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CONCERTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 2015-2016 Season Overview www.loc.gov/concerts Season Announcement Press Release Season Overview & At-A-Glance Calendar Our 2015-2016 season celebrates 90 years of historic concerts and legendary performers: a splendid artistic legacy of more than 2,700 events, presented at the Nation’s Library since 1925. We cordially invite you to celebrate with us …

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Etienne Charles’ “Creole Soul”

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The following is a guest post from Avery Boddie, an intern in the Music Division’s Concert Office. He holds a master’s degree in trumpet performance from the University of Maryland and is pursuing a master’s in library science this fall. Next Friday, May 29th, the Library of Congress closes its 2014-15 concert season with jazz …

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This Week @ Concerts from the Library of Congress

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This Week @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Saturday, May 16, 2015 – 11:00am (Jefferson Studio, LJ-G32) #DECLASSIFIED | Fly Space: Inside the Minds of Theatrical Directors & Designers Solomon HaileSelassie, Music Division, Library of Congress The Library of Congress is home to some of the richest theatrical collections in the world. Our production …

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New Webcasts Available

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We’re cranking out lots of new event webcasts! Here’s a smattering of the latest releases: CONCERTS Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, U.K. Graham Ross, conductor Part of the Irving Fine Centennial Festival Live Recording – December 6, 2015 (Coolidge Auditorium) Repertoire: Monterverdi | Nisi Dominus, SV 206:8, from Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) I. Fine …

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Recordings of Recent Library Commissions Now on Q2 Music

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We are very excited to share news of a new collaboration that we have launched with Q2 Music, the 24/7 contemporary music stream of public radio stations WNYC/WQXR! Beginning on Friday, May 1, twenty recordings of recent Library commissions and co-commissions, as well as world and U.S. premiere performances that we have presented, are available …

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This Week @ Concerts from the Library of Congress: FLUTES!

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This Week @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Saturday, May 2, 2015 – 2:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) TWO THOUSAND FLUTES Lorna McGhee, flute Ryo Yanagitani, piano Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford, Curator of Musical Instruments, Library of Congress An introduction to the Library’s remarkable Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection: meet a few of the Library’s nearly 2,000 …

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This Week @ Concerts from the Library of Congress

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This Week @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – 8:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION SONGWRITERS SERIES Want a taste of the Grand Ole Opry on Capitol Hill? You won’t want to miss the Country Music Association’s Songwriters Series event in the historic Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. …

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Gerry Mulligan Recording Added to National Recording Registry

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Yesterday the Library of Congress announced the 2014 selections for the National Recording Registry. The list of hit recordings being added includes a wide-ranging playlist of music from the last hundred years. From “Stand by Me” to Radiohead’s “OK Computer,” the Library’s National Recording Preservation Board selected a compelling array of twenty-five recordings that capture …

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This Weekend @ Concerts from the Library of Congress

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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 …