Ensemble Signal Special Event
Tickets:
September 6, 2017
All Other 2017 Tickets Available:
September 20, 2017
2018 Tickets Available:
December 13, 2017
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Europa Galante
Jan. 12 at 8 PM
Fabio Biondi leads the ensemble in a concert featuring Vivaldi's Concerti dell’ Addio (the Farewell Concertos)
Camerata RCO
Jan. 19 at 8 PM
On their first American tour, the camerata presents the music of Beethoven and Hummel
Film Screening
Feb. 1 at 7 PM
"Little Shop of Horrors," directed by Frank Oz; music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Film Screening
Feb. 8 at 7 PM
"Labyrinth," directed by Jim Henson; music and lyrics by David Bowie and Trevor Jones
#DECLASSIFIED
Feb. 10 at 11 AM
"New and Used Kreislers," with David Plylar, PhD
Film Screening
Feb. 15 at 7 PM
"Beetlejuice," directed by Tim Burton; music by Danny Elfman
Film Screening
Feb. 17 at 12 PM
"The Neverending Story," directed by Wolfgang Peterson; music by Klaus Doldinger and Giorgio Morode
Doric Quartet
Feb. 17 at 2 PM
Featuring the music of Haydn, Britten, and Beethoven’s op. 130 with its original finale, the Grosse Fuge
Film Screening
Feb. 22 at 7 PM
"Gremlins," directed by Joe Dante; music by Jerry Goldsmith
Vienna Piano Trio
Feb. 24 at 2 PM
A program of works by three generations of composers known for their relationships with Vienna
Quatuor Diotima
March 1 at 8 PM
This concert features the world premiere of a new quartet by Rebecca Saunders, co-commissioned by the Library
Julian Lage Trio
March 8 at 8 PM
Guitarist Lage is joined by bassist Scott Colley and drummer Kenny Wolleson
Currie & Hodges
March 24 at 8 PM
Percussionist Colin Currie and pianist Nicolas Hodges works by Feldman, Stockhausen and Birtwistle
LIBRARY LATE
March 30 at 9 PM
The Spektral quartet partners with pianist Winston Choi in works Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, and George Lewis
Spektral Quartet
March 31 at 8 PM
Spektral's 2nd performance features Library-commissioned pieces by Milton Babbitt and Schoenberg
Artemis Quartet
April 6 at 8 PM
In this program, Shostakovich and Schumann complement Mozart’s K.590, his final string quartet
Educational Event
April 7 at 2 PM
BSO presents a special afternoon concert featuring young players from the OrchKids outreach project
Lortie and Mercier
April 11 at 8 PM
Canadian pianists Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier play staples of the Russian two-piano repertoire
Finley and Drake
April 25 at 8 PM
Baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake in a stunning program of Germanic and Russian art song
Esperanza Spalding
May 4 at 8 PM
An electric evening with bassist and vocalist Spalding, including her new commission for violin and piano
Jazz Scholars
May 10 at 7 PM
"Transblucency: Duke Ellington, The Wahingtonians, and the Realm of the Visual," Robert G. O'Meally
Film Screening
May 12 at 12 PM
Bernstein Conducts Mahler and Liszt: Two films of legendary performances
AMS Lecture
May 15 at 7 PM
"Bernstein Conducting Himself," with Daniel Callahan, PhD
Film Screening
May 17 at 7 PM
Experience Leonard Bernstein's score of the Academy Award-winning On The Waterfont
Bernstein Centennial
May 18 at 8 PM
CONCERT: Three major stage works: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Trouble in Tahiti, and A Quiet Place
#DECLASSIFIED
May 19 at 11 AM
"Bernstein and Social Identity," with Nicholas Brown
Bernstein Centennial
May 19, 11 AM - 5 PM
Films, Lectures & Performances: A day-long celebration of the Leonard Bernstein Collection
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
June 2 at 8 PM
Featuring the music Charles Wuorinen and Roger Reynolds
In the 2017-2018 season, Concerts from the Library of Congress uncovers the enduring power behind the music held in the Library’s collections. Opening with a one-two punch of Steve Reich’s unmistakable sound and La Santa Cecilia’s irresistible fusion of Latin styles, the season brings world-class performers of music that jumps off the page. A formidable string of quartets, bookended by the Minguet and Artemis, showcases classic works, past Library commissions, and music freshly composed. We will have outstanding vocal music by the Orlando Consort (highlighting one of the Library’s Renaissance treasures), the rich baritone of Gerald Finley, and rarely heard musical theater excerpts from Leonard Bernstein; legendary pianist McCoy Tyner and guitar virtuoso Julian Lage make Library debuts; and Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier will present Rachmaninoff’s two-piano Symphonic Dances, the manuscript of which has been newly acquired by the Library. The journey is not limited to performance: artist conversations, scholarly lectures, our #Declassified talks, and even a fantasy film series delve deep into musical narratives—of performers, composers, and the Library’s resources. Join us for this season of discovery, all absolutely free of charge to everyone: we are your open source.
Radio Series
The Library of Congress and WETA Classical 90.9 launched a new radio series on April 1, 2016, presenting 13 one-hour programs produced from the Library's 2015-2016 concert season. Produced by Classic Digital Syndications, the series is offered free of charge to public radio stations nationwide. The series is hosted by Bill McGlaughlin with special guest hosts David Plylar, Nicholas Alexander Brown, James Wintle, Nicholas Kitchen, and WETA's Dan DeVany.
Learn more and listen to programs
Library of Congress on Q2 Music
The Library of Congress and Q2 Music, the online stream of contemporary classical music presented by New York-based public broadcaster WQXR Radio, partners to release live recordings of recent Library of Congress commissions and U.S. and world premiere performances of contemporary works.
Full 2017-2018 Season
Download the 2017-18 season brochure [PDF, 4.26 MB]
Baseball Exhibition
February 9 - December 31, 2017
Performing Arts Reading Room, James Madison Building.
This exhibition features baseball sheet music from the Library's collections. Most of these works are original copyright deposits and represent only a small fraction of the more than 400 published songs about baseball in the Music Division’s custody. They illustrate the remarkable congruence between the evolution of the sport from before the Civil War to the present, and the musical counterparts that have chronicled in song baseball’s greatest moments.
