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CONCERTS

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VISION & LEGACY

SEASON 95Concerts from the Library of Congress returns for a spectacular 95th season, packed with an impressiveand richly diverse roster of more than 95 free events:concerts, lectures, films, panels, conversations withartists, and more.

Throughout this season, our concerts will celebrateextraordinary women: performers, composers anddonors. The striking young woman on our cover,Leonora Jackson McKim, was all three. Her bold, direct gaze shows the confidence of a brilliant Americanviolinist who won international acclaim making herdebut with the Berlin Philharmonic at age 18. As artistand philanthropist, her vision created a vibrant legacyat the Library, an endowment that has funded morethan 80 commissions for violin and piano.

Vision & Legacy is our season theme for a remarkablelineup of major soloists: Midori, Leila Josefowicz, Miranda Cuckson—and that’s just the violinists—violistTabea Zimmermann, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, and many others. Composers Tamar Diesendruck and Suzanne Farrin will introduce the world premieres oftheir new Library commissions.

Two adventurous festivals offer immersive encounters with treasures from the Library’s musiccollections. Beethoven at 250 launches in February and runsthrough 2020, opening with thePhaeton Trio and featuring theTakács Quartet and the stellar Freiburg Baroque Orchestra with fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout and violinist Isabelle Faust in a special July concert.

BEETHOVEN AT 250

A May mini-fest salutes an original American voice, composer andpianist Billy Strayhorn, in concerts for big band and the Bill Charlap Trio plus Jon Faddis and Cécile McLorin Salvant, complemented byfilmscreenings and a symposium. Other jazz luminaries—musicians,scholars and filmmakers—include composer-performers Chucho Valdés, Oliver Lake and drummer, bandleader and three-time GRAMMY winner Terri Lyne Carrington.

From October to July, we present an exceptional group of chamberorchestras performing music both old and new, including Concerto K ln, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Asko | Sch önberg, the Sphinx Virtuosi and the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Unique programs in dance,pop and music theater offer the chance to engage with manuscripts,musicians, artifacts and ideas. Designed to invigorate and intrigue, theseare experiences that can only be found at the Library of Congress.

Can you afford to miss them?

PLAYLIST 2 SEASON 95 4 A LEGACY OF GIVING 6 FALL CONCERTS 32 COUNTERPOINTS 42 BEETHOVEN AT 250 44 SPRING CONCERTS 82 SEASON AT A GLANCE 83 TICKETING 2 3

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Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, our founding benefactor, built the Library’ssuperb concert hall and endowed the concert series, inaugurating adistinguished commissioning tradition and establishing the Library as a presenter on the international stage. Her prescient focus on soundand technology ensured the exceptional acoustics of the CoolidgeAuditorium and initiated a decades-long broadcast series that created an audience for chamber music across America.

Gertrude Clarke Whittall’s vision for the concert series also encompassed a number of rich gifts: the incomparableStradivari instruments, the handsome Whittall Pavilion, and a foundation that supported not only concerts but the purchase of a treasure trove of holographmanuscripts by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahmsand others. She also endowed the Library’s Poetry and Literature Foundation.

Leonora Jackson McKim was acknowledged as a violin virtuoso in Europe and America while still in herteens. She achieved a degree of recognition rare forany American artist of her time. Her McKim Fund has commissioned more than 80 works for violin and pianofrom American composers.

Carolyn Royall Just practiced law in the Districtof Columbia for nearly fifty years. A violist andenthusiastic amateur chamber musician, she enjoyed meeting new musical partners in her extensive travels. Her bequest has supportedclassical music concerts from the Baroque to the 21st century.

Dina Koston, an accomplished pianist and composer, studied withmajor figures like Mieczysław Horszowski, NadiaBoulanger and Luciano Berio. She was a significant figure in the musical life of the nation’s capital, aforceful advocate for new music who co-founded and co-directed the Theater Chamber Players with Leon Fleisher.

Dynamic, creative and forward-thinking, these benefactors established funds that helped to shape,sustain and support the Library’s concerts for morethan nine decades. Their vision has become our legacy.

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A LEGACY OF GIVING In our 95-year history, the major donors to the Library’s concert series have been women. Each one had a compelling vision for the role of the Library of Congress in American cultural life and gave generously to make it a reality.

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One of the most influential jazz figures of the past half century, the prodigious Cuban pianist, composer and bandleader Chucho Valdés opens our spectacular 2019-2020 season. Valdés summons the spirits of many musical cultures with Jazz Batá, an “incendiary, percussion-rich” (SF Jazz) mix melding Yoruban sacred music from West Africa, Cuban dance rhythms and jazz influences both vintage and avant-garde. Here the tall, hourglass-shaped batá drums used in Santería ceremonies evoke ancestors including Ravel, Miles Davis and Cecil Taylor. And from the golden age of Havana’s music in the 1950s, a danzón mambo recalls a tune played by Valdés’ father, Ramon “Bebo” Valdés. Winner of six GRAMMYs and three Latin GRAMMYs, Chucho Valdés is “a pianist of imperial command, possessed of a dazzling, deceptively casual virtuosity” (New York Times).

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“My mind to me”Fantasia “Two parts in one”“Ye Sacred Muses” “In Nomine”

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS “The Sky Above”“Silent Noon”

GIBBONS Fantasia in Four Parts

J.C. BACH Lamento

GESUALDO “Beltà poi che t’assenti”“Dolcissima mia vita” “Sparge la notte”

LAWES Consort Set in A minor Fantazy, Fantazy, Aire

NYMAN “If” “Why”

JENKINS Fantasia in Five Parts

HANDEL “Già l’ebro mio ciglio”Passacaille “Piangerò”

PRE-CONCERT Conversation with the

Artists Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 PM

FRETWORK ASAKO MORIKAWA, JOANNA LEVINE, SAM STADLEN, EMILY ASHTON AND RICHARD BOOTHBY, VIOLS

WITH IESTYN DAVIES COUNTERTENOR These stars of the early music world dazzle in a striking range of repertoire spanning four centuries. You’ll hear English masters old and new: pieces by Byrd, Purcell and Jenkins from the heyday of the viol to songs by Michael Nyman. Arias from Handel’s Giulio Cesare and a “vocal concerto” by Johann Christoph Bach offer a spotlight for a singer of “rapturous virtuosity and uncanny beauty” (The Independent). Partnering with “the finest viol consort on the planet” (Evening Standard, London), Davies conjures breathtaking colors and timbres: a palette perfect for a moment in the sunlit stillness of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Silent Noon”.

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The young Paris-based Arod Quartet has taken the world by storm since winning the first prize in the 2016 ARD International Competition in Munich. The group has appeared already at prestigious venues such as the Auditorium of the Louvre, the Verbier Festival and Carnegie Hall. The Arod Quartet takes its name from Legolas’ horse in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings trilogy; in Tolkien’s mythic Rohirric language, Arod means “swift.” Make sure you see them before they fly away!

PROGRAM SCHUBERT

Quartet no. 4 in C major, D. 46

WEBERN Langsamer Satz

ZEMLINSKY String Quartet no. 2, op. 15

PRE-CONCERT Conversation with the Artists Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 PM

AROD QUARTET JORDAN VICTORIA and ALEXANDRE VU, VIOLINSTANGUY PARISOT, VIOLASAMY RACHID, CELLO

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TANK AND THE BANGAS Coming from New Orleans, Tank and The Bangas grew up surrounded by grand musical traditions. Steeped in a rich mix of styles, the group has a rare knack for combining fiery soul, deft hip hop, deep-groove R & B and subtle jazz into one dazzling cohesive whole, evoking the scope of their hometown music while retaining a distinctive feel all its own. Powerhouse singer and poet Tarriona “Tank” Ball is a “protean storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) and a two-time winner of the National Slam Poetry Championship. Her vivid charisma helped the band win NPR’s 2017 Tiny Desk Concert Contest by unanimous acclaim—beating out 6,000 competitors. Since then their reach has exploded: an ever-widening tour path recently took in a spot with Jimmy Fallon and concerts in 11 European cities. Rolling Stone writes, “Seeing a Tank and The Bangas show is an exercise in positivity.” And as one fan put it: “If you can’t dig this show, you should probably take up stamp collecting.”

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AS EVER, OSCAR:LETTERS AND LYRICS OF OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II JON KALBFLEISCH, MUSIC DIRECTOR TRACY LYNN OLIVERA, SOPRANO AWA SAL SECKA, MEZZO SOPRANO BEN PATTISON, TENOR CHRISTOPHER M. RICHARDSON, BASS/BARITONEMARK HOROWITZ, NARRATOR AND HARRY WINTER AS OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

Oscar Hammerstein virtually invented the modern musical with his lyrics and librettos for 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 letters from and to Oscar. Mark Horowitz has designed a concert that intersperses readings from these letters with songs that relate to them. You’ll hear well-known and much-loved songs while getting rare insights into the extraordinary man behind them.

This program is presented in association with Signature Theatre and with generous support from the Kluge Center.

PRE-CONCERT “Inside the Envelope: Behind the Scenes with Oscar Hammerstein Correspondence”Mark Horowitz, Music Division (and former Kluge Staff Fellow)Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 PM

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8:00 PM 30 QUICKSILVER Coolidge Auditorium

ROBERT MEALY AND JULIE ANDRIJESKI, VIOLINS AND DIRECTORS DOMINIC TERESI, DULCIAN AVI STEIN, HARPSICHORD AND ORGAN PROGRAM GREG INGLES, SACKBUT

BACH’S LIBRARY WITH GUEST JOHN LENTI, THEORBO AND BAROQUE GUITAR

WECKMANN Sonata no. 9 à 4 Sonata no. 2 à 4

ROSENMÜLLER Sonata in D minor à 4 Sonata in E minor à 2

LEGRENZI Sonata terza

BIBER Sonata à 3

PACHELBEL Sonata in E minor à 2 those German composers who had come before him. Quicksilver’s

program explores the extraordinarily inventive 17th-century music VIERDANCK that influenced Bach’s development. From Northern Germany, Canzon in C major, no. 21 the elaborate inventions of masters like Dieterich Buxtehude and

BUXTEHUDE the highly imaginative Weckmann caught Bach’s imagination and Prelude in G minor, BuxWV 163 prompted him to make his epic hike to L beck. From Southern

Germany, Quicksilver investigates the ingenious chamber music of FUX J.J. Fux as well as the elegant French-influenced dance music of Sonata à 4 in G minor

Johann Pachelbel and the virtuosic inventions of Johann Schmeltzer and H.I.F. von Biber. And from Leipzig itself we will hear from the KERLL

Sonata à 2 eloquent Johann Rosenmü ller—a man who would have been Bach’s predecessor at the Thomaskirche had he not had to flee the city due

SCHMELTZER to persecution. Sonata à 4 in G major, “La Carolietta”

“Quicksilver signifies something unpredictable and swiftly PRE-CONCERT responsive. It’s the perfect name for an ensemble that revels

Conversation with the Artists in music of the highest quality—and that demands exceptional

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Global cultural ambassador, activist, dedicated music educator and a musician who is never at rest, Midori brings dynamic innovation and an expressive insight to her performances that have made her one of the preeminent violin soloists of her generation. As part of our focus on women composers, Midori has created a program with pieces by prominent living female composers. Tamar Diesendruck’s new Library commission will be premiered on this program, which also includes an earlier Library commission by Sofia Gubaidulina.

PROGRAM TAMAR DIESENDRUCK

Unruly Strands (World Premiere)Commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress

SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Dancer on a TightropeCommissioned by the Coolidge Foundation in the Library of Congress

OLGA NEUWIRTH Quasare/Pulsare

FRANGHIZ ALI-ZADEH Sabil Hayagi

VIVIAN FUNG Birdsong


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NOV A CABARET EVENING WITH 7:00 PM 14 NORM LEWISCoolidge Auditorium

Baritone Norm Lewis brings a glorious voice, ineffable charm and warmth to the Coolidge for an intimate cabaret concert of great show music. Hailed as “one of the most reliably impressive voices on Broadway,” (New York Times) Lewis is one of the music theater world’s most sought-after leading men.

His storied career has been filled with memorable performances of major roles, on Broadway and off: John in Miss Saigon, the title role in Sweeney Todd, Joe in the New York Philharmonic’s Show Boat and Porgy in Porgy and Bess.

Lewis was the first African-American artist to appear as the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera. His fans will also know his work as an actor in television hits like The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, and as Senator Ed Davis in Scandal.

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Alan Walker, the renowned biographer of Franz Liszt, returns to the Library with a new life of Chopin. Walker will speak about his book Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times, described by The New York Times Book Review as “...a magisterial portrait… a polyphonic work that elegantly interweaves multiple strands.” Walker’s talk will also address the Library’s Chopin holdings, and pianist Valerie Tryon will then offer a performance of works by Chopin. The event will be followed by a book signing.

PROGRAM “CHOPIN: THE RAPHAEL OF THE PIANO”

Alan Walker, speaker

CHOPIN “Prelude” in A-flat major, op. posth.Impromptu in G-flat major, op. 51Fantasy in F minor, op. 49Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op. 60Two Nocturnes, op. 55/2 & op. 48/1Two Etudes, op. 25/1 & 2Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23 Ballade no. 4 in F minor, op. 52Valerie Tryon, piano

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ALAN WALKER, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF MUSIC, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY VALERIE TRYON, PIANO

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Known for mixing traditional repertoire with new commissions and collaborating with everyone from DJs to dance companies, the Irish Chamber Orchestra pushes the boundaries of what a chamber orchestra can do. Highlights include American soprano Claron McFadden’s performance of one of conductor/composer Jörg Widmann’s own compositions, and Widmann will perform as the clarinetist in a string orchestra version of Weber’s clarinet quintet.


IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA JÖRG WIDMANN, CLARINET AND CONDUCTOR CLARON MCFADDEN, SOPRANO

PROGRAM MENDELSSOHN

String Symphony no. 8 in D major

JÖRG WIDMANN Versuch über die Fuge180 beats per minute

MOZART Adagio und Fuge in C minor, K. 546

WEBER Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, op. 34, J.182

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NOV23 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium An advocate of new music and many composers’ top choice, American violinist Leila Josefowicz has had pieces written for her by Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Adams, Oliver Knussen, Colin Matthews and Steven Mackey, among others. Josefowicz’s passionate advocacy of contemporary music for the violin is reflected in her diverse programs and enthusiasm to perform new works. A frequent guest with the world’s great orchestras, this MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient is joined by her longtime recital partner John Novacek for a program of works by Stravinsky, Janáček, Adams, Knussen and Kurtág.

“Josefowicz is magnificent…whether negotiating ferocious technical challenges or playing with gentle lyrical wonder.” (The Strad)

PROGRAM STRAVINSKY

Duo concertant

JANÁČEK Dumka, JW VII/4Sonata, JW VII/7

KNUSSEN Reflection, op. 31a

KURTÁG Tre pezzi, op. 14e

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DEC06 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium Clara Schumann was an extraordinary pianist, composer, editor and advocate for the music she loved. We celebrate her 200th anniversary with a program that focuses on her own compositions; represented are some of the most famous, like the Romances and the piano trio, as well as lesser-known gems like the piano scherzi and her affecting Lieder. While her husband Robert is referenced thematically in her haunting variation set, Clara had her own distinctive voice that rings clear in this homage to one of the 19th century’s most significant musicians.

PROGRAM CLARA SCHUMANN

Three Romances, op. 21Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann, op. 20Pièces caractéristiques, op. 5, selection:

Impromptu: Le SabbatScherzo no. 2 in C minor, op. 14

Soirées musicales, op. 6, selections: Toccatina and Nocturne

Scherzo no. 2 in C minor, op. 14 Three Romances for violin and piano, op. 22Selected Lieder from opp. 12, 13, 23 and WoOPiano Trio in G minor, op. 17

PRE-CONCERT “An Introduction to the Music of Clara Schumann” David Plylar, Music DivisionWhittall Pavilion, 6:30 PM

NIGHTCAP Post-concert Conversation with the Artists Onstage

RELATED EVENTS FOR CLARA SCHUMANN AT 200: Film Thursday, December 5, 7pm, Pickford TheaterTwin Spirits (pg 39)

#Declassified Saturday, December 7, 11am, Whittall Pavilion“Clara Schumann in the Library’s Collection” (pg 34)

CLARA SCHUMANN AT 200 ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, PIANO

KERRY MCDERMOTT, VIOLIN MAUREEN MCDERMOTT, CELLO

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Mir Quartet

STRADIVARI ANNIVERSARY

MIRÓ QUARTET DANIEL CHING AND WILLIAM FEDKENHEUER, VIOLINS

JOHN LARGESS, VIOLA JOSHUA GINDELE, CELLO

WITH RITA SLOAN, PIANO

Our annual Antonio Stradivari Memorial concert reflects the history of string quartets in America. The Mir Quartet salutes a famous predecessor founded by Boston Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Franz Kneisel in 1885. Performing widely in America and in Europe, premiering works by contemporaries like Antonín Dvořák, the Kneisel Quartet became a force in the world of 20th-century chamber music, whose influence still resonates today. Playing the Library’s incomparable Stradivari instruments, the Miró recreates a concert the Kneisel performed at St. Paul’s venerable Schubert Club over a century ago. This special “salon evening” gathers a charming bouquet, sampling works by Mozart, Franck and Glière, adding a Servais showpiece for cello—a staple of Kneisel programs— and as a top note, Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden.”

PROGRAM MOZART

Quartet in B-flat major, K.458

GLIÈRE Quartet in A major, op. 2, III: Andante con variazioni

FRANCK String Quartet in D major, II: Scherzo: Vivace

SERVAIS Fantasie sur deux airs russes, op. 13

SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor, “Death and the Maiden,” D. 810

PRE-CONCERT Conversation with the Artists Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 PM 30

creator of the new documentary musical , offers two talks on

Diversity and the Birth of Broadway.” The first is aninformative and colorful account of the American musical s early female authors, from vaudevilleheadliner Nora Bayes to legendary hostess ElsaMaxwell. Early in the 20th century, amidst theclimax of the women s suffrage movement and theaural revolutions of ragtime and jazz, these oftenoverlooked female trailblazers librettists, lyricists,composers were instrumental in opening doors forfuture generations and contributing to the genesis

The second talk concerns early black authors ofthe American musical, where in the first three decades of the 20th century, against a backdropof segregation, social discord, and rampantracism, emerged such seminal figures as DukeEllington, Bert Williams, and Bob Cole. Rich incharacter and rooted in ragtime and jazz,the groundbreaking work of these AfricanAmerican innovators laid the foundation

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COUNTERPOINTS AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIVERSITY AND LECTURES THE BIRTH OF BROADWAY These lectures are presented as part of the ongoing BEN WEST, MUSICAL THEATER ARTIST, HISTORIAN AND

FOUNDER OF UNSUNG MUSICALS American Musicological Society lecture series at the Library of Congress

Ben West, series The Show Time! Trilogy

of an American art form.

Scholar John Koegel offers insight intothe rich history of non English languageimmigrant musical theater in the UnitedStates. In addition to an examination of the broader trends across a wide range ofcultures represented by their own repertoriesdeveloped in America, Koegel s work hasranged from German musical theater in NewYork City to Mexican traditions in Los Angeles,and beyond.

Musical Theater at the Library of CongressJOHN KOEGEL, PHD, PROFESSOR OF MUSICOLOGY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON

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OCT MARTA ROBERTSON, PHD, PROFESSOR OF MUSIC GETTYSBURG COLLEGE Professor Marta Robertson looks at the iconic ballet Appalachian Spring through the lens of Japanese American influences

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on the initial production, especially via thedancing of Yuriko Kikuchi and the set designof Isamu Noguchi. The cultural and politicalFEB aspects of this will also be considered bothYuriko and Noguchi had been incarcerated197:00

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Coolidge Auditorium Manuscript Music for Men’s ChorusWASHINGTON MEN’S CAMERATA

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Whittall Pavilion “Clara Schumann in the Library’s Collection”CAIT MILLER, MUSIC DIVISION 2019 marks the 200th birthday of one of history s greatestpiano virtuosas: Clara Schumann. The Music Division s holdingsdocument not only her performance career, but her outstandingcontributions to composition as well. Join music referencespecialist Cait Miller for a discussion of Schumann s extraordinarylife and career, brought to life by a display of Schumann materialsfrom the Library’s unique collections.

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Whittall Pavilion “Alban Berg in the Library’s Collection”KAZEM ABDULLAH, MUSIC DIVISION 1925. The year that Concerts from the Library of Congress was founded and also the year that Alban Berg s Wozzeck was first performed. The significance of Wozzeck lies in its success in connecting with its audience and delivering social messages in amost striking and contemporary manner. The Library of Congress isfortunate to hold the manuscript of this enduring masterpiece. This#Declassified lecture will examine how the innovative atonal music,classical forms and their allusions, musical symbolism, leitmotifs, andavant garde compositional techniques produce a musical expressionpowerful enough to capture the complexity, social messages, andemotions in the text. Do not miss this rare chance to see Berg smanuscript and delve deeper into this transcendent opera.

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Whittall Pavilion “Rare & Rediscovered: Unearthing 300 Years of MusicalTreasures at the Library of Congress”

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FRANK ALBINDER, MUSIC DIRECTOR JAMES WINTLE, MUSIC DIVISION James Wintle of the Music Division will introduce a short programof music for men s chorus by American and German composers,all of which the Library holds in manuscript. From the zanyMcCord’s Menagerie of Irving Fine to the beautiful An Webers Grabe by Richard Wagner, the Library has it all! Join FrankAlbinder and the Washington Men s Camerata for a survey ofmusic by Barber, Beach, Fine, Arthur Foote, Patty Stair, Wagnerand more!

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“The Beethoven Complex: Finding Their Light inthe Shadow of Beethoven, from A.P. Heinrich to Johannes Brahms” DAVID PLYLAR, MUSIC DIVISION Explore multiple sides of the Beethoven Complex phenomenonduring the year of his 250th birthday, through the lens of specialcollection items. We will start with a look at the musical historic complex of contemporaneous composers with an interestingand direct Beethoven connection, such as A.P. Heinrich (theAmerican Beethoven ) and Carl Czerny. The second part will

include encounters with materials related to the psychologicaleffects of Beethoven s legacy on subsequent composers ofstature, like Brahms and Wagner.

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Whittall Pavilion “Fly Space 3: Attack of the Stacks”SOLOMON HAILESELASSIE, MUSIC DIVISION SUSAN CLERMONT AND PAUL SOMMERFELD, MUSIC DIVISION

The Music Division is making rare and unique imprints and The Library of Congress is home to some of the richest theatrical collections in the world. Our production manager Solomon manuscripts from c.1500 1800 available to the public digitally and HaileSelassie leads a virtual adventure through the stacks of the offering specialized guidance on how to find them using databases Music Division with scripts, director s notes, costume designs, like Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM). and set designs of the likes of Bob Fosse, Oliver Smith, Peggy The event will include practical advice for utilizing the Library’s Clark, Florence Klotz, Tony Walton, and the newly digitized resources in addition to displaying some of the unique imprints and Federal Theatre Project Collection. 34 manuscripts, previously uncatalogued, that can be found here. 35

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JAZZ SCHOLARS APR23 6:30 PM

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Sam StephensonWRITER AND DOCUMENTARIAN, FOUNDER OF ROCKFISHSTEW, INSTITUTE OF LITERATURE & MATERIALS, LIBRARY OFCONGRESS JAZZ SCHOLAR

This year we continue the Library of Congress Jazz Scholars programwith talks and activities from a range of voices, including Dan Stephenson will introduce (with director Sara Fishko) the

film The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith, and answer Morgenstern, Sherrie Jean Tucker, Sam Stephenson and Terri Lyne questions following the event. Carrington, who will speak about her work as Founder and ArtisticDirector of the Berklee School of Music s Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice (to be announced in the spring). MAY

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Sherrie Jean Tucker, PhDPROFESSOR, AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AND CO-EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL AMERICAN STUDIES,LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JAZZ SCHOLAR Author of Dance Floor Democracy: the Social Geography ofMemory at the Hollywood Canteen (Duke, 2014), Library ofCongress Jazz Scholar Sherrie Jean Tucker talks about thesocial culture of mid century jazz and the “all girl” bands ofthe 1940 s. This event is a pre concert lecture for Fly Higher: Charlie Parker at 100, Pg. 72.

A SALUTE TO BILLY STRAYHORN

MAY30 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM

Whittall Pavilion

Billy Strayhorn Symposium KEYNOTE: 5:00 pm

These events and other jazz events listed below aremade possible through the generous support of theRevada Foundation of the Logan Family.

TUESDAY THURSDAY

OCT29 7:00 PM

Montpelier Room “Art Kane: Harlem 1958” BENNY GOLSON, SAXOPHONIST AND COMPOSER JONATHAN KANE, MUSICIAN AND PHOTOGRAPHER LARRY APPELBAUM, MUSIC DIVISION A handsome new art book marks the 60th anniversary of ArtKane s iconic photograph, a glimpse of jazz history documentinga now legendary gathering of 57 jazz artists on the stepsof a Harlem brownstone. Larry Appelbaum talks with thephotographer s son, Jonathan Kane, and saxophonist andcomposer Benny Golson, one of two living musicians captured inthis eloquent image.

Not only is this photo important to the people in it, but it shouldbe a reminder of where we need to be: together” (Quincy Jones).

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Montpelier Room “Reminiscing in Tempo: Some Highlights from NineDecades with Jazz” DAN MORGENSTERN, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JAZZ SCHOLAR Dan Morgenstern returns as a Library of Congress JazzScholar in the 2019-2020 season, invited to lecture and doresearch in the Music Division s collections in a mini residencyunderwritten by the Revada Foundation. Jazz historian, authorand archivist, former Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies atRutgers University, and longtime editor of DownBeat magazine,Morgenstern has made major contributions to jazz criticismand scholarship that have set the tone for contemporary jazzstudies. His talk will reflect on his lifelong fascination with jazz.

David Hajdu, author of Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn PANEL: 6:00 pmDavid Hajdu, moderatorRobert G. O Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English,

Columbia UniversityLisa Barg, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Music of

McGill UniversityA. Alyce Claerbaut, President, Strayhorn Songs, Inc.Walter van de Leur, Professor of Jazz and Improvised Music,

University of Amsterdam

Our three day minifestival celebrating the life and work of BillyStrayhorn includes two remarkable concerts, lectures, a paneland film screenings: a unique offering curated from the riches ofthe Billy Strayhorn Collection nearly 8,000 documents, includingmanuscripts, sketches, photographs and business papers. Forour symposium, come hear biographer David Hajdu speak aboutStrayhorn s life, and then hear expert Strayhorn scholars examinethe composer s career, from his earliest years in Pittsburghthrough his 28-year collaboration with Duke Ellington. 36

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2:00 PM Whittail Pavilion This season we offer three film series in addition to a few standalone

“Perfection: The Laurent Crystal Flute, 1807-1848” works in December and January. Our February season is entitled A Year of Change: Best Picture Nominees of 1968. An eclectic group

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RICHARD GRAEF, FLUTE of films that reflect the general unease of their era, the five Best MURRAY LOEW, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Picture nominees of 1968 present—through both music and image aCAROL LYNN WARD-BAMFORD, MUSIC DIVISION kaleidoscopic view of American life. LYNN BROSTOFF, PRESERVATION DIRECTORATE The magic of the Laurent Crystal Flute is explored through historical For more information about these films, please visit loc.gov/concerts performance and discussion. The Laurent flute, 1807 to 1848, was called, “Perfection in Flute Making.” Hear GRAMMY winning flutist DEC

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Twin Spirits (2009)DIRECTED BY PETER MUMFORD AND JOHN CAIRD NR, 90 MIN

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Richard Graef as he brings the glass flute to life, and peer inside these crystal beauties with Murray Loew, professor of biomedical engineering at GWU, Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford, curator of the flute collection at the Library of Congress, and Lynn Brostoff, senior research chemist at the Library of Congress.

FED Sting and his wife Trudie Styler give life to the letters of Robert and 7:00 PM26 Clara Schumann alongside performances of their music by Iain Montpelier Room Burnside, Natalie Clein, Rebecca Evans, Simon Keenlyside, Sergei

“A Power Stronger than Itself: the AACM and American Krylov, and Natasha Paremski.

Experimental Music” Part of the Clara Schumann at 200 Celebration GEORGE LEWIS, AUTHOR Composer, trombonist, educator and historian George Lewis speaks about his sweeping account of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and the impact of this organization on his own work over the years. A MacArthur Fellow and Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University, Lewis shares an insider’s perspective on this organization and its ongoing support of experimental music.

Presented in cooperation with The Phillips Collection

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6:30 PM Director introduction 7:00 PM Pickford Theater

A Band Called Death (2012) DIRECTED BY MARK COVINO AND JEFF HOWLETT NR, 1H 36MIN Directors Mark Covino and Jeff Howlett will introduce their documentary about the 1970s punk band Death, and their role inthe origins of punk music and the modern renewal of interest in the

MAR work of this trio of brothers.

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“Bart k Ballet: a New Life Onstage for a Landmark Coolidge A YEAR OF CHANGE: BEST PICTURE NOMINEES OF 1968 Commission”

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LIBBY SMIGEL, MUSIC DIVISION 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Choreographer Pam Tanowitz talks with the Library’s dance archivist Libby Smigel about her Bart ók Ballet, a marriage of post modern

Pickford Theater Pickford Theater In the Heat of the Night (1967)DIRECTED BY NORMAN JEWISON

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)DIRECTED BY ARTHUR PENN

dance vocabulary and one of the Library’s best known commissions. Created for the New York City Ballet, the work features eleven dancers and a live, onstage performance of Bart ók’s complete String Quartet no. 5. Providing a performer’s perspective, a dancer from the

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The Jazz Loft According to Doctor Dolittle (1967)DIRECTED BY RICHARD FLEISCHER

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THURSDAY Coming to Dinner (1967) APPROVED, 2H 32MIN

W. Eugene Smith (2015) DIRECTED BY STANLEY KRAMER DIRECTED BY SARA FISHKO NR, 1H 48MIN NR, 1H 27MIN FEB


The Graduate (1967)DIRECTED BY MIKE NICHOLS PG, 1H 46MIN

Director Sara Fishko will introduce her film about the remarkable archive of W. Eugene Smith and his documentation of midcentury jazz life. Fishko is joined for a Q&A session by Libraryof Congress Jazz Scholar Sam Stephenson, whose study ofthe work and influence of photographer W. Eugene Smith hasresulted in three books, including The Jazz Loft Project (Knopf,2014), which expanded to include an exhibition, a radio series,website and other events.

A SALUTE TO BILLY STRAYHORN JAZZ DOCUMENTARIES AT THE LIBRARY PRESENTED THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE REVADA FOUNDATION OF THE LOGAN FAMILY THE MUSIC OF BILLY STRAYHORN ON FILM In April we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with a series of Presented through the generous support of the Revada Foundation of the Logan Family three recent documentaries about Miles Davis, Fred Hersch andW. Eugene Smith s jazz loft. The directors of all three will introducetheir films. In May we will screen two films that feature the musicof Billy Strayhorn as part of our salute to the great musician. All ofthese jazz films and speakers are presented through the generoussupport of the Revada Foundation of the Logan Family.

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Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool (2019) DIRECTED BY STANLEY NELSON NR, 1H 55MIN

MAY29 7:00 PM

Pickford Theater Paris Blues (1961)DIRECTED BY MARTIN RITT

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Pickford Theater Anatomy of a Murder (1959)DIRECTED BY OTTO PREMINGER NR, 2H 40MIN APPROVED, 1H 38MIN

Director Stanley Nelson will introduce his new documentary aboutlegendary musician Miles Davis. Nelson s film draws on interviewswith luminaries like Jimmy Cobb, Lee Konitz, Herbie Hancock,Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Carlos Santana, The Roots, and Flea.

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The Ballad of Fred Hersch (2016)DIRECTED BY CHARLOTTE LAGARDE AND CARRIE LOZANO NR, 1H 14MIN Co director Charlotte Lagarde will introduce her documentaryfilm about pianist and composer Fred Hersch, a major jazz figurewho has performed at the Library of Congress.

TESORI, GERSHWIN & MORE: OPERAMAKERS This season we are excited to continue our partnership with theWashington National Opera (WNO). In March, the WNO will bepresenting the new opera Blue by Jeanine Tesori and TazewellThompson, and in May will stage Gershwin s Porgy and Bess. The Library now holds the collections of both Jeanine Tesori and GeorgeGershwin, so it is a natural fit to offer some discussions and perhaps even performances related to these two works.

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A quarter millenium in the making, in 2020 we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven s birth with an adventurous series of events you will only find at the Library of Congress. But we need your help now in order to bring even more great programs as we approach Beethoven s special day.

To help encourage everyone, we have created a special donor circle dedicated to these unique offerings. Several generouspatrons have already stepped up and underwritten three concerts in the Winter/Spring of 2020, and we are eager to add some names to the list!

The problem is that we can t find just the right name for the donor circle. We focus grouped the following ideas with our colleagues, but haven t yet found a winner:

Ludwig Fan Club (thoven) To Be or Not to Beethoven

Old Bay-thoven Club (for the Marylanders out there)

While we might not be great at coming up with viable fundraising names, we do excel at offering fascinating programs that will add to your appreciation of this iconic composer. We encourage you to take Beethovantage of the opportunity to support even more special Beethovents in the fall of 2020.

Just write “Friends of Music/Beethoven” in the memo of your gift, and we will make sure it supports this special programming. We will provide special recognition of our Beethofans, so please join the team!

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JAN30 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium

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PROGRAM J.S. BACH

Orchestral Suite in B minor, BWV 1067 Cantata “Widerstehe doch der Sünde,” BWV 54 Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049Cantata “Wergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust,” BWV 170Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050


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Hear “Bach at his most ravishing” (The Independent) in what promises to be an extraordinary concert by Scotland’s Dunedin Consort. Led by harpsichordist and organist John Butt, a preeminent Bach scholar, the ensemble makes its first Washington appearance with an intimate, elegant band of 11 players, revealing the virtuosic instrumental writing of the composer’s cantatas and concerti, often heard in much larger configurations. This is an exceptional group, with performances marked by what The Times calls “the sheer sense of joy.”

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JAN FEB 31& 01 ASKO|SCHÖNBERG 8:00 PM REINBERT DE LEEUW, CONDUCTORCoolidge Auditorium KATRIEN BAERTS, SOPRANO

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Asko|Schönberg, one of the finest new music ensembles in Europe, comes to the Library for a rare visit to the U.S. Presenting two varied programs under the helm of Reinbert de Leeuw and with the assistance of soloists Katrien Baerts, Hiromi Kikuchi, Ken Hakii and Joseph Puglia, Asko|Schönberg will offer classics of 20th-century literature alongside recent works by living composers. Dutch composer Martijn Padding will be present to speak about his piece, and we will have the first opportunity in the Coolidge to hear selections from Mauricio Kagel’s multi-directional work for chamber orchestra, Die Stücke der Windrose. Let the “parts of the compass” guide you to the Library for these sensational works.

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GYÖRGY LIGETI Chamber Concerto

MARTIJN PADDING White Eagle

GYÖRGY KURTÁG ...concertante..., op. 42

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FEB05 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium

United by a shared passion for chamber music, the exciting Skride Quartet is made up of four like-minded musicians who have each achieved success as a soloist at the highest level. Latvian violinist Baiba Skride and her pianist sister Lauma have performed together since childhood; they have found enthusiastic partners in French violist Lise Berthaud and Dutch cellist Harriet Krijgh. Stable piano quartets can be short-lived, but this one has been in high demand since its founding three years ago, with engagements from major presenters like Vienna’s Musikverein, the Istanbul Music Festival, Wigmore Hall and the Louvre. This “multinational chamber supergroup” (Gramophone) makes its Washington debut in an appealing program of rarities.

PROGRAM SCHUBERT

Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major, D. 487

MENDELSSOHN Piano Quartet no. 3 in B minor, op. 3

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PHAETON TRIO FRIEDEMANN EICHHORN, VIOLINPETER HÖRR, CELLO FLORIAN UHLIG, PIANO

The Phaeton Trio will appear for the first time in the U.S. at the Library. Recently formed by a group of stellar musicians centered in Weimar and Leipzig—Friedemann Eichhorn, violin, Peter H rr, cello, and Florian Uhlig, piano— the trio will reveal the premiere of a new completion of a Beethoven piano trio fragment by Victor Kissine. In contrast with their mythological namesake, the Phaeton Trio maintains control of its musical chariot as they soar through the heavens, setting alight the music of Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

PROGRAM BEETHOVEN/KISSINE

Trio Fragment

BEETHOVEN Trio in D major, op. 70/1

MENDELSSOHN Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 49


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Miranda Cuckson leads a special program honoring violinist Leonora Jackson McKim, whose Stradivari violin will be loaned to the Library for this special evening. Mrs. McKim was one of the Library’s great patrons, whose gift has commissioned dozens of works for violin and piano. Highlighted on this program is a variety of works featuring strings from solo violin to piano quartet, including the Finale of Beethoven’s early string trio, op. 3—the manuscript of which resides at the Library.

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String Trio in E-flat major, op. 3: Finale

KODÁLY Intermezzo for string trio

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HAROLD MELTZER Kreisleriana Commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress

AIDA SHIRAZI Sāniyā (U.S. Premiere)

SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat major, op. 47

PRE-CONCERT “The Life and Legacy of Leonora Jackson McKim”Alessandra Barabaschi, art historian and author Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 PM

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FEB28 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium Described by The New York Times as “first-rate in every way...producing a more beautiful, precise and carefully shaped sound than some fully professional orchestras” Sphinx Virtuosi has caused a major positive shift in the American classical music landscape since its founding in 2004. This unique self-conducted ensemble is comprised of the

Sphinx Virtuosi

PROGRAM ALDEMARO ROMERO

Fuga con Pajarillo

BARTÓK Divertimento for String Orchestra

MICHAEL ABELS Global Warming

IRVING FINE Serious Song: A Lament for String Orchestra

SPHINX VIRTUOSI nation’s top Black and Latinx classical soloists. They make their debut at the Library of Congress in a program rich with gems by composers of color, including new and important voices such as Jessie Montgomery and Xavier Foley. This concert offers something for both seasoned listeners and newcomers.

XAVIER FOLEY For Justice and Peace

JESSIE MONTGOMERY Source Code

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HANDEL Concerto Grosso in F major, op. 6/2, HWV 320

GEMINIANI Concerto Grosso in D minor, “La Folia,” no. 12

J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

VIVALDI Concerto for Four Solo Violins in B minor, op. 3/10, RV 580

VIVALDI Concerto for Strings in A major, RV 158

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FEB29 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium The splendid Concerto K ln is one of the world’s most admired period instrument orchestras, known for clarity of sound and performances with a palpable sense of the dramatic. This “undeniably exciting” (New York Times) ensemble boasts an impressive range of musical interests, from Bach to Wagner—and a quartet of top-notch concertmasters, all four featured in this brilliant program of German and Italian concerti for the violin.

CONCERTO KÖLNMAYUMI HIRASAKI, MARCUS HOFFMAN, SHUNSUKE SATO AND EVGENY SVIRIDOV, VIOLIN SOLOISTS


Concerto for Four Solo Violins in F major, op. 4/12

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Pianist Marouan Benabdallah is one of the foremost representatives of his native Morocco on the international stage. For years he has been developing repertoire that goes beyond the canonic works of the literature he has performed to great acclaim, to include music from the Middle East and North Africa. Benabdallah will perform some of the remarkable finds from his explorations, with music by composers from Syria, Algeria, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Morocco on the program. These pieces are paired with his own solo piano arrangement of Saint-Saëns’ Africa, juxtaposing the exoticized European “Arabesque” with recent music by composers who offer their own takes.

Presented in cooperation with the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division Near East Section, and with the generous support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco.

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The Night of Destiny

SALIM DADA Two Algerian Miniatures

ZAD MOULTAKA Two Mouwashahs

MOHAMMED FAIROUZ El Male Rachamim (excerpts)

NABIL BENABDELJALIL Nocturne no. 1

SAINT-SAËNS/MAROUAN BENABDALLAHAfrica, op. 89

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TAKÁCS QUARTET EDWARD DUSINBERRE AND HARUMI RHODES, VIOLINS GERALDINE WALTHER, VIOLAANDRÁS FEJÉR, CELLO

Now in its 45th year, the eminent Takács Quartet holds an undisputed place at the very peak of the profession. Its appearance in our Beethoven festival highlights one of our treasures, a sketch from the composer’s op. 131 quartet in C-sharp minor. “Performing Op. 131 is always an adventure,” first violinist Edward Dusinberre has written. “Over the course of seven movements, played without a break, Beethoven covers a range of emotions, shifting from one to the other with a minimum of preparation.” For Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Beethoven’s music was “exceedingly moving and emotional.” Like her brother Felix, she was an astute student of his compositions. “We were young during Beethoven’s last years,” she writes in a letter to Felix, “and absorbed his style to a considerable degree.” Nonetheless her string quartet—one of the earliest written by a woman—contains a uniquely individual fantasia-like Romanza, very much a gesture of her own.

PROGRAM HAYDN

Quartet in C major, op. 33/3, HIII:39

HENSEL String Quartet in E-flat major

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131

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PROGRAM SCHUBERT

Sonata in A minor for arpeggione and piano, D. 821

BRAHMS Sonata for viola and piano in E-flat major, op. 120/2

FALLA Siete canci nes populares espa olas

ALBÉNIZ/ZIMMERMANNTango, op. 165/2

VILLA-LOBOS/PRIMROSEAria from Bachianas brasileiras no. 5

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PROGRAM “COUNTERPOINT”

J.S. BACH Goldberg Variations, selections, BWV 988 Sarabande from French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816

GERSHWIN Preludes Rhapsody in Blue, arr. for solo piano

SCHOENBERG Five Piano Pieces, op. 23

NOBLE/POWELL/TATUMCherokee


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CALEB TEICHER TAP DANCE

This not-to-be-missed evening is the product of a brilliant partnership of two rapidly rising stars. The admirable pianist and composer Conrad Tao is a Lincoln Center Emerging Artist who galvanized New York Philharmonic audiences as the soloist in his Everything Must Go. Caleb Teicher is Dance Magazine’s Best Emerging Choreographer, with compelling recent works cited in The New York Times rundown of Best Dance of 2018. Each earns raves for electric performances; together, they are astonishing in Counterpoints, a program of music and dance both composed and improvised. Dancing to J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, “Teicher slaps the pallets with lightning speed, leaping from one to the other for contrast, matching Tao, note for accelerated note.” (NPR Music). Teicher’s comment captures the essence of their collaboration: “…it’s hard to sense where the music starts and the dancing ends, or where the dancing starts and the music ends. They’re just one.”

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Bang on a Can brings new music from its provocative, wide-ranging multi-media project Field Recordings to the Coolidge. Seeking “inquisitive and unconventional” musical thinkers, BoaC founders Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon and David Lang conceived a project they describe as “rooted in mystery and experimentation.” “We asked composers from different parts of the music world to find a recording of something that already exists,” Lang says, “a voice, a sound, a faded scrap of melody— and then write a new piece around it.” Archival audio, found sound and video have inspired this interesting program of recent pieces by ten imaginative composers—with Julia Wolfe’s Mink Stole, a 1997 Library of Congress commission, as an opener.


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PROGRAM JULIA WOLFE

Mink Stole Reeling

MICHAEL GORDON Gene Takes a Drink (film by Bill Morrison)

TYONDAI BRAXTON Casino Trem

CHRISTIAN MARCLAY Fade to Slide (film by Christian Marclay)

CAROLINE SHAW Really Craft When You

GABRIELLA SMITH Panitao

DAVID LANG unused sway

JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON Hz

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MAY MAY 01&02 9:00 PM 2:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium

MAY 01 library late PROGRAM

ROSCOE MITCHELL 9/9/99

ORNETTE COLEMAN A Dedication to Poets and Writers

LEROY JENKINS Revival

IANNIS XENAKIS Tetras

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With a repertoire highlighted by over 100 premieres, Flux displays impressive versatility across an arresting spectrum of music, leading to unconventional collaborations: soundtracks for 3-D films with digital collective The Openended Group; recording a fully notated composition by avant balloonist Judy Dunaway; and performing Béla Bart k’s String Quartet no. 5 as the onstage band for a new Pam Tanowitz ballet.

Experience a pair of concerts to invigorate and intrigue: on Friday evening, a program leaning toward experimental jazz features saxophonist and composer, painter and poet Oliver Lake as guest artist. Just hours later, come back for an afternoon of 20th-century iconoclasts and visionaries, including Nancarrow and Scelsi.

FLUX QUARTETTOM CHIU AND CONRAD HARRIS, VIOLINSMAX MANDEL, VIOLA AND FELIX FAN, CELLO WITH OLIVER LAKE, SAXOPHONE AND DONAL FOX, PIANO

MAY 02 PROGRAM

CONLON NANCARROW String Quartet no. 3

GIACINTO SCELSI String Quartet no. 2

ANTON WEBERN 5 Movements for String Quartet

ELIZABETH OGONEK Running at Still Life

MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS Duet for Violin and Piano Commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress

PAULINE OLIVEROS 70 Chords for Terry: A Meditation on String Theory


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MAY08 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium

The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) returns to the Library with a concert of new and recent works by vibrant composers on the scene, including Thorvaldsdottir, Fure and Farrin, whose new commission from the Library and ICE will receive its regional premiere. Farrin is also an accomplished ondist, and she will perform alongside the musicians of ICE in several works featuring the ondes Martenot—a fantastic early electronic cousin of the Theremin—including her own new work and a work for ondes Martenot and piano by Olivier Messiaen, put together posthumously by his widow Yvonne Loriod. The program finishes with Gubaidulina’s classic ensemble work from 1971, Concordanza.

International Contemporary Ensemble

INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE WITH SUZANNE FARRIN, ONDES MARTENOT

PROGRAM ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR

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SUZANNE FARRIN New Work Co-commissioned by The Library of Congress and ICE Hypersea

ASHLEY FURE Something to Hunt

OLIVIER MESSIAEN/YVONNE LORIODFeuillets inédits

SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Concordanza


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Parker

FLY HIGHER: CHARLIE PARKER @ 100CO-MUSICAL DIRECTORS: RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA AND TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON

Fly Higher brings a septet of stars for a centennial tribute to jazz legend and bebop pioneer Charlie (“Bird’) Parker. Considered “one of the finest saxophonists going” (Pitchfork), Rudresh Mahanthappa partners with three-time GRAMMY-winning drummer, composer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington to lead a stunning lineup for the project: Charenée Wade (vocals), Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), Kris Davis (piano), Larry Grenadier (bass) and Kassa Overall, (DJ). Honoring Parker’s musical legacy but looking beyond it, their concert tracks the impact of an artist whose innovations as a player and composer changed the path of jazz— and powerfully influenced the evolution of new music that would become pop, rock and hip hop.


PRE-CONCERT Lecture Sherrie Jean Tucker, PhD, Professor, American Studies, Universityof Kansas and co-editor of the journal American Studies; Library of Congress Jazz Scholar

Author of Dance Floor Democracy: the Social Geography ofMemory at the Hollywood Canteen (Duke, 2014), Library ofCongress Jazz Scholar Sherrie Jean Tucker talks about the socialculture of mid-century jazz and the “all-girl” bands of the 1940s.

Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 PM

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PROGRAM BEETHOVEN

Sonata in B-flat major, “Hammerklavier,” op. 106

BEETHOVEN/PLYLARSonata in B-flat major, “Hammerklavier,” op. 106,transcribed for string quartet

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ADAM GOLKA, PIANO

VERONA STRING QUARTET JONATHAN ONG AND DOROTHY RO, VIOLINS ABIGAIL ROJANSKY, VIOLA JONATHAN DORMAND, CELLO

Pianist Adam Golka and the Verona Quartet present an intensive focus on Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” sonata: two visions of the work in back-to-back performances, with David Plylar’s transcription for string quartet followed by the composer’s original version for piano. Reviewing Franz Liszt’s 1836 likely premiere of the sonata nearly a decade after Beethoven’s death, Hector Berlioz called it “a sublime poem that until this day was but the riddle of the sphinx for nearly all pianists.” Massive in scale, extraordinary in concept and design, the sonata still provides formidable challenges not only for players but for listeners, carrying harmonic and formal innovations that remain astonishing for modern audiences. Through the revelatory medium of transcription, refracting musical ideas through a prism of new timbres and techniques, our concert offers an immersive experience of the “Hammerklavier”—perhaps still a riddle—and illuminates a transcendant masterwork.

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Our Salute to Strayhorn celebrates the music and legacy of an original American voice, and the addition of his papers to the Library’s major holdings in jazz. This three-day minifestival presents two remarkable concerts, lectures, a panel and film screenings: a unique offering curated from the riches of the Billy Strayhorn Collection—nearly 8,000 documents, including manuscripts, sketches, photographs and business papers. Expert Strayhorn scholars examine the composer’s career, from his earliest years in Pittsburgh through his 28-year collaboration with Duke Ellington. And our Pickford Theater will be screening Paris Blues and Anatomy of a Murder, for a look at Strayhorn’s representation in the realm of film. Loren Schoenberg, Senior Scholar at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, has delved into the archives to program a wonderful big-band evening that will bring to life both great Strayhorn classics and a few sparkling gems heard for the first time.


A SALUTE TO BILLY STRAYHORN

STRAYHORN KNOWN AND UNKNOWN BIG BAND EVENING WITH RUSSELL MALONE, GUITAR LOREN SCHOENBERG, CONDUCTOR

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PRE-CONCERT Lecture A. Alyce Claerbaut, President, Strayhorn Songs, Inc.Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 PM

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SATURDAY

A SALUTE TO BILLY STRAYHORN MAY 30 THE BILL CHARLAP TRIO 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium

WITH JON FADDIS FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST

CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT Bill Charlap and his Trio appear with two superb partners for a charming, close-focus encounter with Strayhorn’s

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Fearless and inventive, multiple GRAMMY-Award winner Cécile McLorin Salvant has been called “the finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade” (New York Times). Trumpeter Jon Faddis “possesses a virtually unparalleled range and full command of his instrument, making the practically impossible seem effortless” (Time Out New York). It’s a potent artistic partnership, one appropriate to honor what the Library’s jazz curator Larry Appelbaum calls “the creative work of a musical architect of the highest order…one who added greatly to the brilliance and beauty of 20th-century music.”

PRE-CONCERT Presented through the generous support of BILLY STRAYHORN SYMPOSIUM the Revada Foundation of the Logan Family

KeynoteDavid Hajdu, author of Lush Life: A Biography of Billy StrayhornWhittall Pavilion, 5:00 PM

Panel David Hajdu, moderator

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Robert G. O’Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English, Columbia University

Lisa Barg, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Music of McGill University

A. Alyce Claerbaut, President, Strayhorn Songs, Inc. Walter van de Leur, Professor of Jazz and Improvised Music,

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JULY24 8:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium

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The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, which wowed the overflowing audience at its last Library appearance with a performance of all of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg concerti, returns with an intense 250th

birthday tribute to Beethoven. This time they bring their friends— Kristian Bezuidenhout at the fortepiano and Isabelle Faust on violin—to perform a selection of works drawn from an immensely fruitful period in his life, between 1798 and 1806. In addition to two of his most-loved concerti, we will also hear the lovely Romanze in F major, the manuscript of which resides at the Library.

PROGRAM BEETHOVEN

Overture to Die Gesch pfe des Prometheus, op. 43 Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37Romanze in F major, op. 50Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61


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KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT, FORTEPIANO ISABELLE FAUST, VIOLIN

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

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Chucho Valdés: Jazz Batá, pg 6 Fretwork with Iestyn Davies, pg 8 Arod Quartet, pg 10 “Early Female Authors of the American Musical,” pg 32 Tank and The Bangas, pg 12 An Evening of Oscar Hammerstein II, pg 14 “Art Kane: Harlem 1958,” pg 36 FOUNDER’S DAY Quicksilver, pg 16 Midori and Ieva Jokubaviciute, pg 18 “Reminiscing In Tempo,” pg 36 “The History Of Immigrant Musical Theater,” pg 33 Cabaret Evening with Norm Lewis, pg 20 “Chopin: the Raphael of the Piano,” pg 22 Irish Chamber Orchestra, pg 24 Leila Josefowicz and John Novacek, pg 26 Twin Spirits, pg 39 Clara Schumann at 200, pg 28 “Clara Schumann in the Library’s Collection,” pg 34 STRADIVARI ANNIVERSARY Miró Quartet with Rita Sloan, pg 30 A Band Called Death, pg 34 Dunedin Consort, pg 44 Asko|Sch nberg, pg 46

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“Japanese American Influence inAppalachian Spring,” pg 33 Conrad Tao And Caleb Teicher, pg 64 Miles Davis: The Birth Of The Cool, pg 40 The Ballad Of Fred Hersch, pg 40 Bang On A Can All-Stars: Field Recordings, pg 66 The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith, pg 41 “The Beethoven Complex,” pg 35 library late Flux Quartet with Oliver Lake & Donal Fox, pg 68 Flux Quartet with Donal Fox, pg 68 International Contemporary Ensemble, pg 70 Fly Higher: Charlie Parker at 100, pg 72 “Hammerklavier: Two Visions,” pg 74 “Fly Space 3: Attack of the Stacks,” pg 35 SALUTE TO STRAYHORN Strayhorn Known and Unknown, pg 76 Paris Blues, pg 41 Anatomy of A Murder, pg 41 SALUTE TO STRAYHORN Billy Strayhorn Symposium, pg 37 SALUTE TO STRAYHORN Bill Charlap Trio, pg 78 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, pg 80

SAT FEB 1 8 PM Asko|Sch nberg, pg 46 WED FEB 5 8 PM Skride Piano Quartet, pg 48 THU FEB 6 7 PM In The Heat Of The Night, pg 39 FRI FEB 7 8 PM Phaeton Trio, pg 50 THU FEB 13 7 PM Bonnie And Clyde, pg 39 SAT FEB 15 12 PM Doctor Dolittle, pg 40 SAT FEB 15 2 PM “The Laurent Crystal Flute, 1807-1848,” pg 38 WED FEB 19 7 PM “Early Black Authors of the American Musical,” pg 32 THU FEB 20 7 PM Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, pg 40 FRI FEB 21 8 PM Miranda Cuckson & Friends, pg 52

SAT FEB 22 11 AM “Alban Berg in the Library’s Collection,” pg 34 WED FEB 26 7 PM “The AACM and American Experimental Music,” pg 38 THU FEB 27 7 PM The Graduate, pg 40 FRI FEB 28 8 PM Sphinx Virtuosi, pg 54 SAT FEB 29 8 PM Concerto K ln, pg 56

SAT MAR 7 11 AM “300 Years of Musical Treasures,” pg 34 THU MAR 12 7 PM “Bart k Ballet,” pg 38 SAT MAR 14 2 PM Marouan Benabdallah: “Arabesque,” pg 58 TUE MAR 17 8 PM Takács Quartet, pg 60 WED MAR 18 8 PM Tabea Zimmermann and Javier Perianes, pg 62

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