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Posted by: Pat Padua
In the Muse was saddened to learn that classic country singer George Jones died today. The 81-yr old performer was in the process of completing what was to be his farewell concert tour. George Glenn Jones was born in 1931 inSaratoga,Texas. His early career reads like something out of American myth. When Jones turned 16 he …
Posted in: In Memoriam, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Pat Padua
The following is the fourth in a series of guest posts by retired Senior Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley. After graduating from Cornell University, Eun Ji (Eunice) volunteered in the Music Division for six months in 2010. She spent much of her time taking inventory of music scores in the stacks. Eunice recorded statistics for a …
Posted in: Staff
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from Head of Reader Services Daniel Boomhower. In the fall of 2012 Dr. Chris Ford, Director of the Baltimore School for the Arts, contacted the Music Division to see if his faculty and students could work with us to develop a research component in conjunction with their production of …
Posted in: Dance, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: David Plylar
I was discussing the upcoming appearance of the British choral group Stile Antico with my colleague Susan Clermont, a reference specialist at the Library of Congress, and she related a story about a motet anthology held at the Library of Congress so tinged with intrigue and the lust for printing power that it prompted retelling …
Posted in: Concerts and Events
Posted by: David Plylar
On Saturday afternoon the Coolidge Collective (my new name for our dedicated audience) will descend on the Library for a fête du clavecin, served by the great harpsichordist and founder/director of Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset. The program will include a delectable assortment of harpsichord works both familiar and less so, featuring music by François …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Musical Instruments, Musicians
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
On April 9, 1939, American contralto Marian Anderson (1897-1993) stood as a beacon of hope for a country being torn apart by racial strife. Anderson’s legendary performance at the Lincoln Memorial on that Easter Sunday exists in the annals of American history as a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement. After being denied the …
Posted in: Interviews, Musicians, Women in Music
Posted by: Cait Miller
This Friday, April 5, the Library of Congress is excited to host singer-songwriter/composer/musician Gabriel Kahane with pianist-composer Timothy Andres as the two artists present an evening of piano-vocal music that features their own original music alongside that of Bach, Schumann, Britten, Ives, and others. Kahane made an impression in 2006 with his well-known song cycle …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events