![]() ![]() Tuesday, March 21, 8 p.m.: Stephen Hough, piano Led by conductor Paul Hillier, the 12 voices of Ars Nova Copenhagen link the worlds of Machaut and Gibbons to those of the 20 th century and beyond with pieces by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Per Nørgård, Gavin Bryars and Caroline Shaw. Monday, March 20, 8 p.m.: Ars Nova Copenhagen This concert was made possible with the generous support of the Irving and Verna Fine Fund in the Library of Congress. As a bonus, join James Wintle of the Library’s Music Division in a webinar for a special behind-the-scenes look at this music at 1 p.m. This program of music for men’s chorus by American and German composers is drawn mostly from music that the Library holds in manuscript. Watch Frank Albinder and the Washington Men’s Camerata take us through a survey of music by Barber, Beach, Fine, Foote, Weber, Wagner and more in this virtual concert, available on Feb. ![]() 21, 1 p.m.: Washington Men’s Camerata with Frank Albinder, artistic director Joining the collegium is British baritone Roderick Williams, a distinguished figure on opera and concert stages worldwide, who performs two solo cantatas, including Bach’s “Ich habe genug.” Register for tickets here. Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and a slightly younger compatriot, the stile galant composer Johann Gottlieb Janitsch. Masaaki Suzuki leads an intimate ensemble of stellar musicians from the Bach Collegium Japan with music by J.S. 11, 8 p.m.: Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, conductor and harpsichord and Roderick Williams, baritone 6 in F minor, and transcriptions of works by Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc and Gabriel Fauré. premiere of Benjamin Attahir’s Al Dhikrâ will be performed, with Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. The Paris-based ensemble plays the Library’s Stradivari instruments in the Great Hall of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building. One of Europe’s great contemporary music ensembles, Austria’s Klangforum Wien opens the Library’s spring series with works by Beat Furrer, Liza Lim, Iannis Xenakis, and Morton Feldman’s “ Spring of Chosroes,” a Library of Congress McKim Fund commission. The Library will also present “Salute to Billy Strayhorn” from June 8 -11, a mini-festival of concerts, lectures and screening of films celebrating Strayhorn’s work. The Mingus Dynasty Quintet will perform in a collaboration with D.C. Two jazz projects will honor iconic figures whose collections are held in the Library of Congress: Charles Mingus and Billy Strayhorn. 8, the Quatuor Van Kuijk will play our Stradivari instruments in a special concert in the Library’s Great Hall, an extraordinary concert in an extraordinary architectural environment.” Vita, chief of the Library’s Music Division. “We are excited about a blockbuster run of events this spring, including great jazz, new music from a diverse group of composers, and concerts that highlight our incomparable instruments,” said Susan H. Up-to-date information can be found on each event page, and registered patrons will be sent updates as necessary. Masks are optional in Library buildings.ĭue to ongoing repairs in the Coolidge Auditorium, many events will be presented in alternative venues. Patrons can register to attend events on the Concerts from the Library of Congress website. Conversations with artists and composers, curated displays, and educational projects will enhance the season’s offerings and provide opportunities for encounters with the Library’s unparalleled music collections.Įvents are free and open to the public. The Library of Congress will present a series of concerts and more this spring, with chamber music, jazz, dance and film events. Series Presents World Premieres of Library Commissions by Library of Congress Announces Spring 2023 Concert Series ![]()
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