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Posted by: David Plylar
Guest post by Loras John Schissel, Music Division Gunther Schuller died on Sunday and the world feels lighter. Through example and through tough love he made us: listen more carefully listen and judge more democratically not accept second-rate or second-best celebrate our American “musics” I can imagine Gunther Schuller being greeted by a long line …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, In Memoriam
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
June traditionally marks LGBT Pride Month across the federal government and in many major American cities. In addition to enjoying the many events, parties, parades and street festivals, there are opportunities for you to commemorate Pride Month at the nation’s library. LGBT figures and allies in history, government, literature, law, and the arts, are represented …
Posted in: Composers, Curators, Exhibitions, Holidays, LGBTQ+, Musical Theater, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Sound recordings, Special Collections, Staff, Webcasts
Posted by: Cait Miller
Happy National Doughnut Day! You may be ready to cash in for a free treat at your local doughnut shop, but are you familiar with the history behind this fun tradition? It stretches all the way back to World War I, when The Salvation Army decided that US soldiers overseas would benefit from the creation …
Posted in: Sheet Music