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Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Today is an anniversary of special significance for many U.S. citizens. There have been two previous posts by Katie Rodda about the impact of war on music (Veterans Day and Armistice Day and The Music and Sounds of the Vietnam Era) relating how music affected the era and events. Lasting approximately two hours, the attack …
Posted in: Jazz, Music History and Appreciation, Piano, World War II
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Audio version of NLS Music Appreciation catalog now available.
Posted in: Catalogs, Classical Music, Country Music, Jazz, Music History and Appreciation
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
One of the fun and interesting parts of working at the NLS Music Section is being able to upload files to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download). Our patrons are always checking to see what is new in the “Recently Added” link, and we frequently remind them that not all the NLS Music Section collection is …
Posted in: American Composers, Braille Music, Classical Music, Jazz, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Popular Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
I’m always reminding myself how fortunate I am to live in an area that offers not only great classical music, theater and dance performances, but many popular music performers make a stop, especially during the summer. Being a child of the sixties, rock and roll concerts usually meant performances in smoky nightclubs (missed out on …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Music Instruction, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Rock n' Roll, saxophone, Uncategorized
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Recently on June 9th-10th, I had the pleasure to present some treasures at the recent “Pride in the Library: LGBTQ+ Voices in the Library of Congress Collections” exhibit. This was in the Jefferson Building and there was great interest in what was on display. The attendance record (2,365 visitors over three days) illustrates the level of …
Posted in: American Composers, Braille Music, Classical Music, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Vocal music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
On Saturday, May 6, 2017, I had the pleasure to present some braille music scores and talk about the NLS Music program to many people in a short amount of time. They were all very happy and streaming by the Main Reading Room desk in the Jefferson building at a very rapid pace. However, they …
Posted in: Disco, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Rock n' Roll
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The following post is from John Hanson, former Section Head of the NLS Music Section. Tomorrow is Good Friday. It is a major Christian holiday marking Jesus’ crucifixion. “Holiday” seems a little too joyful a term given its origin. But the stock market is closed. Wall Street has a holiday. For me, growing up, Good Friday was …
Posted in: Braille Music, Broadway, Choral
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
I have blogged previously about Women in Music and although the official calendar date has passed for Women’s History Month, I would like to share my experience from a forum sponsored by the Library of Congress. Leaders in the Arts was a conversation held in the beautiful Members Room on March 22, 2017, with Librarian Carla Hayden …
Posted in: Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Orchestra, Performing music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Maybe that’s not the most exciting news you’ll hear today, but we’re excited! The Music Appreciation Catalog is making its debut and ready for all patrons interested in learning about music. Previously, we had music instruction and music appreciation joined together in one large print catalog, and while they were happy sharing the space, it was …
Posted in: Catalogs, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section