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01/28/2023

Today we celebrate the birth of photographer William P. Gottlieb, known for his iconic photos of leading jazz musicians in the 30s and 40s. His subjects included Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and Thelonious Monk--just to name a few!

Here Gottlieb (right) is pictured with Duke Ellington at WINX radio station in Washington, DC, around 1940.

Check out our digitized collection of Gottlieb photographs here! https://www.loc.gov/collections/jazz-photography-of-william-p-gottlieb/?loclr=fbmus

Photograph: https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.02521/?loclr=fbmus

01/25/2023

Happy birthday, Robert Burns!!--AKA the Ploughman Poet and widely considered to be the national poet of Scotland. Burns was at pains throughout the latter-half of his career to connect Scottish poems and texts with Scottish tunes, the main mission of The Scots Musical Museum (1787-1803). This piece, “My Bonnie Bonnie Dearie”, better known as “Ca’ the yowes,” is a celebration of the pastoral Scotland Burns so loved. Calling in the ewes amongst the heather with a Scots maid at his side, Burns ends with:

“Fair and lovely as thou art, thou hast stolen my very heart; I can die, but cannot part, my bonnie dearie.”

Our copy of this work is in a bound collection of 19th-century keyboard works: https://lccn.loc.gov/2020570034

01/25/2023

As one of the most beautiful and talented performers of the era, Lola Falana often performed for Vietnam War troops as part of Bob Hope’s USO tours. Vincent Jarrett remembered her show as one of those rare, fun experiences from his service days. It was all the other horrific memories he wished he could forget. His collection: https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.21567/?loclr=fbvhp

01/24/2023

A fun one for Star Trek Fans! 🖖 Gene Roddenberry's secret lyrics to the Star Trek theme....

Raise your hand if you're a Star Trek fan. 🖖✋ Here's an interesting piece of trivia for you from the U.S. Copyright Office, which is housed at the Library of Congress: Alexander Courage's original theme song was submitted for copyright under his name on November 7, 1966. Fifty days later, the Copyright Office received a second registration for the same music — with two additions. Beneath Courage’s name was that of series creator Gene Roddenberry in a different ink and handwriting. Below that, lyrics had been scrawled alongside the music. The lyrics never were used in the show and weren’t intended to be. However, because they were added to the copyright registration, Roddenberry received a co-writer credit and 50% of the song royalties.

Read more: http://go.loc.gov/KZu350MzmWI

01/23/2023

Happy Birthday to Chita Rivera--the original Anita in the Broadway production of West Side Story! In this photo, the Sharks rehearse one of their numbers, probably for the “Dance at the Gym” sequence. Chita and Ken LeRoy are in the foreground.

See more photos of the original Broadway production here: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/westsidestory/westsidestory-exhibit.html?loclr=fbmus

01/19/2023

Happy Birthday, Dolly Parton! Here is Dolly at the age of 12 on a reissue of her first solo record, "Puppy Love" (1959).

Check out more photos of Dolly in our digitized Dolly Parton collection!
https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.200003689.0

01/18/2023

Today we celebrate one of America's greatest entertainers, Danny Kaye, born this day in 1911! Here he is having some cake with his daughter, Dena.

Photo: https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.200186397.0

01/17/2023

It's Trivia Tuesday!!! In this composer's Symphony No. 45, aka "The Farewell Symphony," each member of the orchestra takes turns leaving the stage during the last movement until the piece is finished.

Post your answers in the comments!

Image: a 1791 portrait of our mystery composer by Thomas Hardy overlaid with the LOC's facsimile of his Symphony No. 45

01/14/2023

Photos from Leonard Bernstein's post

01/13/2023

Mary Cardwell Dawson (1894-1962) was a music educator, choir director, opera director, and administrator who worked tirelessly to create opportunities for African American creative artists and demonstrate those artists’ value to the arts community at large. She founded The Cardwell School of Music in Pittsburgh, as well as the Cardwell Dawson Choir, which Dawson molded into a renowned, prize-winning ensemble. Dawson served as the president of the National Association of Negro Musicians and launched the National Negro Opera Company.

Learn more about Mary Cardwell Dawson and our National Negro Opera Company Collection through our blog and by attending a free lecture at the LOC by Dr. Karen Bryan, Dean of the Arts at Pima Community College!
http://blogs.loc.gov/music/2023/01/mary-cardwell-dawson-upcoming-lecture-at-the-library-of-congress/

01/12/2023

"Only artists can explain magic..."
--Leonard Bernstein, The Joy of Music

Photo: Leonard Bernstein, with the Vienna Philharmonic, 1967
https://www.loc.gov/item/musbernstein.100030233/

01/12/2023

Congratulations, Joni!!! 🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳

NEWS: Joni Mitchell will be the next recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the nation’s highest award for influence, impact and achievement in popular music. She will receive the prize at an all-star concert in Washington, D.C., in March, which will air on PBS stations. http://go.loc.gov/Gx2r50MoUSq

01/09/2023

Behind the Photo: Ella and Dizzy, 1947

According to photographer William Gottlieb, Ella Fitzgerald wasn’t supposed to sing that night. She had come to the club on Fifty-second St to support her boyfriend, Ray Brown, who was playing the bass in Dizzy Gillespie’s band. However, she was convinced to come to the mic. Eyeing the perfect shot, Gottlieb motioned to Gillespie, who moved into position and assumed an “angelic look"...and the perfect photo was born!

Hear the story from Gottlieb himself here: https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.200185920/

And check out the photograph in our Gottlieb collection of jazz photos here: https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.02851/

01/06/2023

Bronislava Nijinska was born Jan 8, 1891. Not only was she a genius dancer, but an innovative choreographer, pushing the boundaries of ballet in the 20th century.

These photos come from the 1921 Ballet Russes production of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Sleeping Princess, for which she danced and choreographed additional dances. The first photo is of Nijinska in her Hummingbird Princess costume. The second includes her handwritten choreographic notes.

Photo 1: https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200181840/
Photo 2: https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.200156337.0

01/04/2023

Name a more iconic duo!

Here is a photo of composers Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, dated around 1940. Copland often served as a mentor to the younger Bernstein during his junior's early days as a composer--before their relationship blossomed into a lifelong friendship.

In one letter from 1938, on the eve of World War II, Copland comforts 19-year-old Bernstein, dejected about the state of art and the world:

"As for your general 'disappointment' in Art, Man and Life I can only advise perspective, perspective, and yet more perspective. This is only 1938. Man has a long time to go. Art is quite young. Life has its own dialectic. Aren't you always curious to see what tomorrow will bring?"

For more information on the photograph:
https://www.loc.gov/item/copland.phot0013/

For the full letter: https://www.loc.gov/item/lbcorr.01062/

12/30/2022

Everyone knows—or at least kinda knows--Robert Burns’ version of “Auld lang syne,” sung annually around the world to usher in the new year. And just about everyone knows that it’s about old friends and good times...but did you know that Burns’ supposedly old Scottish ballad was actually a new piece in text and tune?

Earlier the text was a lover’s lament—and even a bit racy by early 18th-century standards! Allan Ramsay’s 1724 lyric proclaims that “sunk in love…We’ll please ourselves with mutual charms, As we did lang syne.” He continues with a “Winter Wonderland” conclusion of cozy love on a cold day.

So here’s to an Auld version of “Auld lang syne” as you’re kissing in 2023!

Below: “Auld lang syne” in The Scots Musical Museum, v.1 (Edinburgh, 1787-8), Library of Congress: M1746.A2 J68 (https://lccn.loc.gov/unk84131869)

For more on “Auld lang syne” traditions, especially in America, see https://blogs.loc.gov/music/2018/12/

12/27/2022

"What are You Doing New Year's Eve?"--the holiday classic that wasn't supposed to be

Ella Fitzgerald recorded Frank Loesser's "What are You Doing New Year's Eve?" on her 1960 album "Ella Wishes You a Swingin' Christmas." Many artists followed on Christmas albums of their own, including The Carpenters, Patti Labelle, and Rod Stewart. However, the song was never supposed to be a holiday tune in the first place!

According to Susan Loesser's biography of her father, the lyrics refer to a promise in the distant future: "Maybe it’s much too early in the game—What are you doing New Year’s, New Year’s Eve?” Frank Loesser was always annoyed people sang it as a holiday song. (Loesser, 1993, "A Most Remarkable Fella, p.61")

Still, with it's melancholy melody and Ella's rich, dreamy vocals, we think listening to it is the perfect thing to do New Year's, New Year's Eve. :)

Below is a photo of Ella Fitzgerald from our digitized William P. Gottlieb Collection: https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.11471/

12/23/2022

When was “What Child is This?” first set to the tune of Greensleeves?

By the early 19th century, Christmas caroling had died out in the UK. This prompted composer Sir John Stainer (& many others) to creatively revive the tradition, combining old tunes with newer lyrics. Greensleeves was an old tune—popular in the 1580s, it was rife with accusations of betrayal and sedition. Stainer was happily unaware of this when he set William Chatterton Dix’s text “What Child is This?” to it, creating one of the most beloved “traditional” carols of the season!

The first time “What Child is This?” appeared to the tune of Greensleeves was in the collection Christmas Carols New & Old [London, 1871?], with music edited by Sir John Stainer. Here's our copy!

12/23/2022

It was a joy to have these bright, young musicians in our Reading Room! Read more about it here!

Thanks to an ongoing partnership between the American Folklife Center and the Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland, fourteen young musicians were treated to a multi-media feast of collection materials significant to jazz history from three different divisions in the Library of Congress during their in-person visit on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Read all about it in Folklife Today!

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/11/a-seminar-for-strathmore-artist-in-residence-grad-school/?loclr=fbafc

12/23/2022

Happy Holidays from the American Folklife Center! In this blog post, you can enjoy our 2022 holiday mummers' play.

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/12/happy-holidays-afcs-2022-video-mummers-play/?loclr=fbafc

As you may know, every year, in the week of the Library's holiday party, staff members of the American Folklife Center put our research and performance skills into play, bringing collections to life in a dramatic performance that tours the halls of the Library of Congress. Dressed in costumes that range from striking to silly, we sing, act, rhyme, and dance for other Library staff members and for members of the public. Our performances are based on the ancient tradition of mumming, which has come down to our archive in the form of play scripts, songs, photos, and other items collected in the early twentieth century. This year's play was called "The Flute of Ice: A Mumming from the Vault. " At the link, find the video, the script, explanatory notes, and still photos from the performance and dress rehearsal.

12/19/2022

As the eight nights of Hanukkah proceed, it is only fitting that we remember Handel's oratorio "Judas Maccabeus" which tells the story of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. Although the Hanukkah miracle of the lights is not part of the oratorio, it presents the historical context during which that event took place. Furthermore, the tune of the most famous chorus from Handel's work, "See, the conquering hero comes" was later repurposed for the Hanukkah song, "Hava Narima." So, chag sameach, Mr. Handel!
https://www.loc.gov/item/2015560076/?loclr=fbmus

12/13/2022

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/12/mumming-up-2022-afc-mummers-on-december-13/?loclr=fbafc

Mumming is Today!

If you're anywhere near Washington, D.C. come on out to see our festive Mummers Play, which we'll be performing in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress, 10 1st Street SE, on Tuesday, December 13, at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. More info at the link!

This year’s play is called The Flute of Ice: A Mumming from the Vault. It’s 1816 and President Madison visits the North Pole Library to deposit a flute made of ice! But soon Father Christmas, the North Pole Librarian, and Dr. Joculus have to deal with dueling monsters. Will their celebrity guest get to play the flute before it melts? The American Folklife Center’s annual holiday play incorporates traditional songs, music, and folk drama from Library of Congress collections for a zany and fun time in the Great Hall.

12/13/2022

Did you know that the 1954 film “White Christmas” was initially supposed to star Fred Astaire alongside Bing Crosby? After Astaire dropped out, the part was handed to Donald O’Connor, who was unable to film due to illness. In waltzed the charismatic Danny Kaye, giving an iconic performance of “The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing” with Vera-Ellen, among other gems from the holiday classic.

Here is a photograph of Kaye and Vera-Ellen in Santa Claus costumes in a scene from "White Christmas.” Check out this photo and other digitized items from the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection through the Library of Congress Digital Collections portal!
https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200184185/

11/02/2022

In celebration of National Deviled Egg Day (November 2nd), enjoy the song "A Hard Boiled Egg" by Austrian/American composer Ludwig Engländer from his 1897 musical "A Round of Pleasure." The surprisingly philosophical lyrics begin as follows: "Oh life is full of boiling water and man is but the egg that's in it. And time his hourglass is holding and keeps him boiling by the minute..."
https://www.loc.gov/item/2016751801/?loclr=fbmus

10/24/2022

Major League Tassa.

Today is the third day of the Diwali festival, the festival of lights, celebrated across the world. Please enjoy this concert from 2008 by Major League Tassa from Queens, NY. May the light of a million lanterns guide your way to peace, happiness, and prosperity. Have a happy and safe Diwali!

Major League Tassa performs Indo-Caribbean drumming and dance from Queens, New York, as part of the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.

10/11/2022

Join us this Friday, October 14, at 8:00 pm at the Coolidge Auditorium for the fall season-opening concert, Banda Magda and her new work, Seasons.

10/11/2022

October 11, 1882, was the birthday of African-American composer Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943). Dett was one of his day's leading composers and is remembered primarily for his excellent choral compositions. Below is his musical setting of Katherine Lee Bates' poem "America the Beautiful." The more famous tune of "America, the Beautiful" was composed by Samuel A. Ward (1848-1903) as a hymn tune titled "Materna" which was first published as an accompaniment to Bates' poem in 1910. See the full sheet music for Dett's composition here https://www.loc.gov/item/2013562492/ and read more about Nathaniel Dett on the Library of Congress website. https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200038840/

09/20/2022

You never know what you'll find in the music collections at the Library of Congress! One of our researchers uncovered a letter from Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess in the Leonard Bernstein Papers! Read all about it in this blog post. http://blogs.loc.gov/music/2022/09/rudess-letter/

08/25/2022

Research Guides: Leonard Bernstein: A Guide to Resources at the Library of Congress: Introduction

Happy birthday, Leonard Bernstein!

Conductor, composer, pianist, and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was a 20th-century American music icon. This guide connects researchers with primary and secondary resources by and relating to Bernstein, including digitized material.

08/08/2022

August 8, 2022, is designated as International Cat Day! Celebrate by knowing that for a brief five-day run in December of 1907, The West End Theatre in New York City hosted a huge flop titled "The Cat and the Fiddle" with words by Lincoln Carter and music by Clarence Sinn. The combination of this crazy sheet music cover and the fact that part of the story is set in "an Egyptian Cave under the Catskills" makes me think a revival is absolutely necessary. Any takers? Where's Max Bialystock when we need him?
https://www.loc.gov/item/2016779306/

07/29/2022

July 29, 1887, is the birthdate of American composer Sigmund Romberg, one of the most important operetta composers of the 1920s. Enjoy over 100 pieces of sheet music by the composer, which are available for free on the Library's website. https://www.loc.gov/notated-music/?fa=contributor:romberg,+sigmund&sb=title_s

07/25/2022

Read the short memoirs of the life of Agostino Steffani (July 25, 1654 - Feb 12, 1728) at the following link. He was a major influence on the development of opera in the late 17th century and had an all-around interesting life as a composer, politician, and clergyman. https://www.loc.gov/item/16002091/

07/21/2022

Pablo Ziegler Jazz Tango Trio

It's been one week since the Pablo Ziegler Jazz Tango Trio performed at the Library of Congress and we're still thinking about it. Check out the video at this link.

Buenos Aires-born, Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and arranger Pablo Ziegler comes to the Library with his Jazz Tango Trio. Known for his piano performance with maestro Astor Piazzolla's Quintet for over a decade, Ziegler is considered one of the most representative leaders of Argentine Nuevo Tan...

07/12/2022

As Ever, Oscar: Letters and Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II

Video: "As Ever, Oscar: Letters and Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II"

To celebrate the birthday of Broadway lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II (b: July 12, 1895), enjoy this video of a 2019 performance conceived and narrated by Library of Congress curator Mark Horowitz (compiler and editor of the recently published "The Letters of Oscar Hammerstein II").

Oscar Hammerstein virtually invented the modern musical with his librettos and lyrics for shows that include "Show Boat", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "South Pacific", "The King and I", "Cinderella", and "The Sound of Music". The Library is home to the Hammerstein Collection, which includes over 20,000....

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ANNOUNCEMENT: 2021-2022 Season welcome from Sue Vita, Chief of the Music Division.

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Susan Vita, Music Division Chief, 96th season welcoming message

Susan Vita, Music Division Chief, welcomes you to our 96th season.

Boccaccio Project: Allison Loggins-Hull and Nathalie Joachim

Concerts from the Library of Congress developed the Boccaccio Project to provide some artistic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten composers were commissioned to write brief solo works, with the remotely recorded pieces to be premiered online in June 2020. Composer Allison Loggins-Hull has been paired with flutist Nathalie Joachim of Flutronix to write a new work for singing flutist and electronics, entitled Have and Hold. PROGRAM: ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL Have and Hold Nathalie Joachim, flute/voice About the work: Have and Hold was commissioned by The Library of Congress as part of the "Boccaccio Project." Inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century work The Decameron, a written piece about escaping the deadly effects of the Black Plague, the Boccaccio Project is a collection of micro-commissions responding to the Coronavirus pandemic. Have and Hold reflects the desire to be near others during an extended period of social distancing and isolation. Personally, I have realized that being around people and experiencing life with them not only brings me great joy, but fuels my energy, creativity and spirit. This piece is truly dedicated to all of the people in my life who I miss dearly and long to be near again. ~ Allison Loggins-Hull

Boccaccio Project: Niloufar Nourbakhsh and Jannina Norpoth

Boccaccio Project: Ashkan Behzadi and Mariel Roberts

Boccaccio Project: "Olcott Park" by Aaron Travers, Performed by Daniel Pesca

Pianist Daniel Pesca of the Grossman Ensemble performs composer Aaron Travers’ new work “Olcott Park,” commissioned by the Library as part of “The Boccaccio Project,” nightly concerts of new pieces responding to the pandemic premiering this month. For more about the work: https://loc.gov/concer…/boccaccio-project/travers-pesca.html More on the series: https://www.loc.gov/concerts/boccaccio-project/?loclr=fbmus

Boccaccio Project: Luciano Chessa and Charlton Lee

Concerts from the Library of Congress developed the Boccaccio Project to provide some artistic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten composers were commissioned to write brief solo works, with the remotely recorded pieces to be premiered online in June 2020. Composer Luciano Chessa has been paired with violist Charlton Lee of the Del Sol Quartet to write a new work for solo viola, entitled 1462 Willard Street. PROGRAM: LUCIANO CHESSA 1462 Willard Street Charlton Lee, viola About the work: Written for Charlton Lee, a fearless performer I much admire, "1462 Willard" is a piece for unaccompanied viola. 1462 Willard Street is the address of a hilltop San Francisco house I was visiting when, on March 16, 2020, the City of San Francisco lowered the boom with a shelter-in-place order to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. What was supposed to be a pleasant, week-long California visit bizarrely lasted two full months. My flagging spirits, a result of uncertainty, fear, and dread, were lifted by daily meals and storytelling sessions with my two hosts John and Zane; heartfelt telephone calls to my anguished parents in Italy; as well as to friends throughout a dislocated world. “1462 Willard” reflects the emotions of this lockdown, expressed through a counterpoint, often found in my music, of sweetness and grit. May this piece then capture my days in isolation. May it recall our storytelling and the endless strands of pleasure that resulted. And may the kindness of the two angels who sheltered me always be remembered. ~ Luciano Chessa

Boccaccio Project: Erin Rogers and Erin Lesser

Boccaccio Project: Cliff Eidelman and Jenny Lin

Boccaccio Project: Miya Masaoka and Kathryn Bates

Concerts from the Library of Congress developed the Boccaccio Project to provide some artistic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten composers were commissioned to write brief solo works, with the remotely recorded pieces to be premiered online in June 2020. Composer Miya Masaoka has been paired with cellist Kathryn Bates of the Del Sol Quartet to write a new work for solo cello, entitled Intuit (a way to stay in this world). PROGRAM: MIYA MASAOKA Intuit (a way to stay in this world) Kathryn Bates, cello About the work: This piece begins to push at the liminality of microtonal ways of playing within underlying tonal centers. How to balance dynamic range and tone color/timbre within a contemporary practice? What is sacrificed, what is gained in such a scenario? In this piece, there are limited modalities for the performer to control and negotiate the suggested and indicated delicate balance of these parameters in the score. Just as this musical balance is negotiated, so is the balance of our lives in lockdown. This piece is a positive and optimistic hope for a way to be present in the outside world of lockdown, and a wish to find a healthy balance between our own interiority and the outside world, which, under such extraordinary circumstances, we seek relief. ~ Miya Masaoka

Boccaccio Project: Richard Drehoff Jr. and Andrew Nogal

Boccaccio Project: Damien Sneed and Jeremy Jordan

Concerts from the Library of Congress developed the Boccaccio Project to provide some artistic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten composers were commissioned to write brief solo works, with the remotely recorded pieces to be premiered online in June 2020. Composer Damien Sneed has been paired with pianist Jeremy Jordan to write a new work for solo piano, entitled Sequestered Thoughts. PROGRAM: DAMIEN SNEED Sequestered Thoughts Jeremy Jordan, piano About the project: Sequestered Thoughts was inspired by spending many days alone in solitude during the COVID-19 pandemic of Spring 2020. It opens with a virtuosic fluttering in the right hand juxtaposed against a strong and determined left-hand motif speaking to the many meandering thoughts that come to one when they find themselves devoid of human interaction and fellowship. Then a motif comes out of the left hand representing the inquisitive longing for things to shift to a new normal while the right-hand plays octaves mirroring the monotony of days running together and weeks running into months. Then with the feeling of inward searching of the soul, a chromatic scale cascades downward into a strong-willed determination to survive in resilient hope for the future upward into keys effervescently peering upward in expectation. ~ Damien Sneed 'Sequestered Thoughts' was the most wonderful piece of music to study and record. Mr. Sneed displayed a good deal of harmonic and thematic ingenuity and managed to craft all of it into a work that expertly captures the spirit of this project. The circumstances under which this project was created make it that much more remarkable, and it served as a creative inspiration for my own continued artistic endeavors. ~ Jeremy Jordan

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50 years ago today, Leonard Bernstein conducted his 1,000th New York Philharmonic performance, an historic milestone! 🎉

For this occasion, Bernstein conducted Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony No. 2. Bernstein dedicated the concert “with affection and gratitude to all my Philharmonic colleagues, onstage and off, with whom I have shared three decades of joyful music-making."

The New York Times critic James R. Oestreich wrote: "As the two timpanists whaled away in the clamor of the finale, the head of a timpani stick flew off and sailed into the audience. That added bit of fireworks seemed wholly of a piece with the choral and orchestral tumult conjured by a master, and this remains, of the many candidates, my favorite moment from the Bernstein years."

[📸 Leonard Bernstein's 1,000th concert with the New York Philharmonic, in Philharmonic Hall, December 15, 1971, courtesy of Performing Arts at the Library of Congress. Program courtesy of the New York Philharmonic Digital Archives.]

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Today at 4pm EST! The Performing Arts at the Library of Congress presents "West Side Story: The Creation of a Classic."

In anticipation of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming adaptation of West Side Story, join The Library of Congress Music Specialists Mark Horowitz and Cait Miller in a webinar to learn about the creation of the seminal musical as documented in manuscripts, sketches, notes, correspondence, and more material from the Library’s extraordinary Leonard Bernstein Collection, and others.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3BZmgQF

It doesn't have to be all 'double, double, toil, and trouble' this Halloween weekend! Wether you're looking for howling winds or tuneful sounds, we're here for you with concerts of all varieties.

THURSDAY:
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Music Director Edwin Outwater & horror icon Peaches Christ host this tour of the piano repertoire’s most haunting moments, featuring spooky new music videos created by Bay Area pianists.

FRIDAY:
Enter a whimsical world of archival film, travel, and music with the Marsyas Trio’s OnJam Lounge session. Immerse yourself in music by Cecilia McDowall, Franz Joseph Haydn, and more with public domain footage from Charlie Chaplin’s pre-1918 films.

Ladies Musical Club of Seattle hosts a virtual “Happy Hour” concert featuring music for solo & duo sopranos with piano with music by Harry Burleigh, Amy Beach, John Ireland, Johannes Brahms, and more.

SATURDAY:
Near Bellevue, WA? Don't miss this popular annual Halloween children’s concert with Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra. Both the music & environment will be tailored towards children & those with sensory sensitivities.

The Performing Arts at the Library of Congress broadcasts a Third Coast Percussion performance of Tyondai Braxton's "Sunny X", the world premiere of Gemma Peacocke's "The threshold we cross with closed eyes", and more.

SUNDAY:
Woratep Rattana-umpawan share guitar music by Isaac Albéniz, William Walton, and Agustin Barrios Mangoré during this Groupmuse performance.

MONDAY:
You can hear the world premiere of Michael Lee's "Fanfare for the Unspoken Heroes of Our Times" from the Eastman Wind Ensemble/Eastman School of Music.

TUESDAY:
Acclaimed clarinetist Elizabeth Crawford performs on the Ball State University School of Music Faculty Artist Series.

WEDNESDAY:
The Grammy Award-nominated Aizuri Quartet offers a program of new perspectives featuring madrigals by 17th-century composer Barbara Strozzi, the first string quartet by the remarkable Jamaica-born British composer Eleanor Alberga, and the first of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Late Quartets.

Treat your ears (or trick them, if that's your thing...)! You can explore even more concerts when you peruse the full email here: https://mailchi.mp/livemusicproject/classical-concerts-online-oct28-nov3

Plus, visit our full LMP concert calendar at https://www.livemusicproject.org/calendar.

P.S. You can get these listings by email, too: http://eepurl.com/XpRIf

The Performing Arts at the Library of Congress announces the availability of the Martorell Collection online, 253 bound volumes comprising well over 1,100 full scores of excerpts predominantly from 18th-century operas. Enjoy!
https://rism.info/new_at_rism/2021/10/21/martorell-collection-opera-scores-online-library-of-congress.html

Die Library of Congress hat die Martorell-Collection digitalisiert. Die Sammlung besteht überwiegend aus Opern-Arien des 18. Jahrhunderts:
https://rism.info/de/new_at_rism/2021/10/21/martorell-collection-opera-scores-online-library-of-congress.html

CONCIERTOOOOOOOOO!!!!
MAÑANA - TOMORROW
8PM (ET)

Para quienes me han preguntado
Para quienes tienen tiempo y ganas
Y para quienes nos extrañan aunque sea un poquito....

Cortesía de Performing Arts at the Library of Congress aquí les va: Pa G***R!

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It's just been announced that Augustin Hadelich and I will perform a virtual concert presented by Performing Arts at the Library of Congress on October 21. Learn how to tune in here!

www.loc.gov/concerts/augustin-hadelich-orion-weiss.html

Feliz!!!!!!! ....y mañana puedes unirte a esta felicidad vía Zoom! Performing Arts at the Library of Congress thank you so much!

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Competitor Update: A young man from Morocco, Marouan Benabdallah, took 3rd prize at the 2009 competition and has become one of the foremost representatives of his native Morocco on the international stage. We are pleased to share this recent performance presented by the Performing Arts at the Library of Congress for your enjoyment 🎹👏👏!