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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The team processing the Jessye Norman papers take a first hand look at her "quick dessert cake" recipe.
Posted in: African American History, Food, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Archives Processing Technician Emily Baumgart describes some timely cicada-centric compositions by avant-garde composer, writer, poet, and inventor Lucia Dlugoszewski.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Staff, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post by Music Division Archivist Dr. Stephanie Akau. Earlier this year Processing Technician Anthony Edwards and I had the privilege of processing the records of the Arsis Press. This music publishing company was founded in 1974 and run solely by intrepid school teacher, social activist, and composer Clara Lyle Boone …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Staff, Women in Music
Posted by: Claudia Morales
The Music Division is excited to welcome Nashville vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Kandace Springs to the Library of Congress. Springs and her all-women trio will present a virtual performance of her most recent album, “The Women Who Raised Me.” Her program pays tribute to legendary female singers, including Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, and …
Posted in: Jazz, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week, Emily Baumgart takes a look at several notable educators in the Music Division's special collections.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Guest bloggers, Staff, Theater, Women in Dance, Women in Music, Women in Theater
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Dance Curator Libby Smigel gives a sneak peak at the materials inside the newly available Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski Papers.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Staff, Women in Dance, Women in Music
Posted by: Claudia Morales
Spring is finally here! And, our virtual May events are around the corner. We have a fantastic lineup of events for all music lovers. We start the month with the French Ensemble Correspondances led by conductor Sébastien Daucé evoking an evening at the court of Louis XIII at the Palace of the Louvre. Then, we …
Posted in: Concerts and Events, Jazz, New Music, Women in Music
Posted by: Claudia Morales
The following is a blog post from 2021 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar, Terri Lyne Carrington. As I took a walk on a cold February afternoon in Massachusetts, I continued working through feelings I have formed in response to the inequities women have faced in jazz. Although I thought I was taking a break walking, …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Jazz, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Cait Miller
In recognition of Women's History Month, the Music Division shares its recently published online research guides about women composers and women in music.
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, Research Guides, Women in Music