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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
In the first of a two-part series, Processing Technician Pam Murrell introduces the local-born lighting designer, Frank A. Florentine, and presents the expansive scope of his career.
Posted in: Dance, New Acquisitions
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post from Jessica Grimmer, Ph.D., an MLIS student at the University of Maryland completing her field study at the Library of Congress as a member of a team processing the Jessye Norman Papers. In her 2014 memoir, Stand Up Straight and Sing, American opera star Jessye Norman recounts a chance …
Posted in: African American History, Jazz, Sacred music, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Take a look at the lives and works of some of the women composers from the Warner/Chappell Collection with Archives Processing Technician Melissa Capozio Jones.
Posted in: Composers, Women in Music
Posted by: Claudia Morales
The following is a guest post from Senior Concert Producer, Anne McLean. A packed and exciting fall lineup kicks off the 2021–22 Concerts from the Library of Congress season, presenting master musicians and a wide-ranging, diverse roster of virtual events in classical music, jazz and dance. On offer are concerts, lectures, conversations with artists and …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Special Collections
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Archivist Jane Cross provides a peek at the show music found in the newly described Warner/Chappell Collection.
Posted in: Composers, Musical Theater