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when you’re here, you hear.
CONCERTSFROM THE
LIBRARY OFCONGRESS
SEASON 94
2018-2019
CONCERTS FROM THETHE 2018-19SEASON
Fall Concerts 4 Counterpoints 28
Spring Concerts 38
Support 68 Season at a Glance and Ticketing 70
Get ready. Take the time. Listen.
What expanses might open to us when we take the time to listen to what music tells us, about our lives and the world around us— past, present and future?
With an astonishing roster of artists and speakers leading the 2018-2019 season of Concerts from the Library of Congress, the Library offers a place of respite, renewal and challenge.
This season you will have the chance to peek under the hood, to see what drives creators in their work. You will hear why these artists, films and thinkers are so engaging. You will be able to augment your reality with new perspectives derived from one-of-a-kind experiences.
Take your time. Listen. What will you discover?
When you’re here,you hear.
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OCT 6
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION “Introducing the 2018-19 Season” Whittall Pavilion, 6:30pm
NIGHTCAP An Onstage Conversation with the Artists
TRULS MØRK BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV
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TRULS MØRK BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV TRULS MØRK, cello BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, piano
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
A cellist of consummate gifts, Truls Mørk returns to Washington after a 13-year absence, appearing with a young Uzbek pianist who has rapidly established himself as one of the leading pianists of his generation. Mørk and Abduraimov are an exceptional duo: master musicians and superbly matched partners; their frequent recitals demonstrate a breathtaking palette of tonal colors and the elegant grace of a long collaboration. Opening our spectacular 2018-2019 season, they perform classics by Beethoven and Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff’s rapturously virtuosic sonata.
BEETHOVEN Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in F major, op. 5/1
PROKOFIEV Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119
RACHMANINOFF Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 19
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Making its very first appearance, the Pérez,
Cohen, Potter Quintet is a new collaborative project
led by a remarkable trio of bandleaders: pianist and
composer Danilo Pérez, trumpeter Avishai Cohen and
über saxophonist Chris Potter. It’s an all-star lineup, at
the forefront of jazz today. You’ll hear the chemistry that
grew out of the trio’s Jazz 100 tour last season celebrating
the centennials of Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and
Thelonious Monk—and encounter some great new
compositions written especially for this tour.
Presented in cooperation with the Reva & David Logan Foundation
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
PÉREZ, COHEN, POTTERQUINTET WITH LARRY GRENADIER & NATE SMITH DANILO PÉREZ, piano CHRIS POTTER, sax AVISHAI COHEN, trumpet LARRY GRENADIER, bass NATE SMITH, drums
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DANILO PÉREZ AVISHAI COHEN
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LES TALENS LYRIQUES AMEL BRAHIM-DJELLOUL and EUGÉNIE WARNIER, voice
GILONE GAUBERT-JACQUES, violin MIKKO PERKOLA, viola da gamba
CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET, harpsichord, organ & direction
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
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De la lumière aux ténèbres Harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset returns to the Library with colleagues from his superb ensemble Les Talens Lyriques, renowned for benchmark interpretations of music from Monteverdi to Berlioz. For the Couperin anniversary they bring an intimate, refined evening of both secular and sacred music that illuminates the composer’s place in the musical pantheon. His seventh keyboard suite, a portrait of the child prodigy Mlle de Menetou, illustrates the virtuosic technique that made him court harpsichordist at Versailles. Following it, one of the Concerts royaux, is a charming sample of music written for the Sun-King’s Sunday chamber concerts. Moving into the shadows, the program ends with the austere, deeply affecting lessons for the Tenebrae service, settings from the Lamentations of Jeremiah.
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN Concerts royaux–Troisième Concert Second livre de pièces de clavecin–Septième Ordre Pièces de viole–Première Suite Leçons de ténèbres du Mercredi saint Première Leçon à une voix Deuxième Leçon à une voix Troisième Leçon à deux voix
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION A Conversation with Christophe Rousset Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
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CARTERElegy,
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Quartet in G major,
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Quintet in C major,D. 956
EMERSON STRING QUARTETWITH DAVID FINCKEL
EUGENE DRUCKER and PHILIP SETZER, violin LAWRENCE DUTTON, viola
PAUL WATKINS, cello with DAVID FINCKEL, cello
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
Forty years of superb musicmaking have earned the Emerson String Quartet an unparalleled list of achievements: nine GRAMMYs, three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize and collaborations with many of the greatest artists of our time. David Finckel joins his former colleagues in a performance of the sublime Schubert string quintet, honoring the memory of a longtime mentor and a great friend of the Library of Congress, violinist Robert Mann. “With musicians like these, there must be some hope for humanity.” (The Times, London)
This concert is presented under the auspices of the Robert Mann Fund for Chamber Music
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DAVID FINCKEL
EMERSON STRING QUARTET
THE WIZ 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WIZ
“Ease on down the road” to the Library for its celebration of the 40th anniversary of the film version of The Wiz. Harlem and Oz intersect in this magical re-telling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, starring luminaries like Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Catch one or both screenings, as well as several opportunities to hear and interact with Tony Walton, the production and costume designer for the film. Be sure to see a display of the Library’s holdings related to The Wiz and don’t
miss the chance to see the movie on the big screen!
Presented in cooperation with the Motion Picture, Broadcast and Recorded Sound Division
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 | 6:30PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
INTERVIEW AND SCREENING The Wiz (G, 134 mins.) Sidney Lumet, Director Preceded by an Interview with Tony Walton, Production and Costume Designer A rare opportunity to hear from the creator of the physical world of The Wiz, Tony Walton, in a special on-stage interview with the Music Division’s Solomon HaileSelassie immediately before a screening of the film.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 | 2PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
FAMILY-FRIENDLY SCREENING The Wiz (G, 134 mins.) Sidney Lumet, Director Introduced by Tony Walton, Production and Costume Designer
This family-friendly screening of The Wiz will be introduced by Tony Walton and will include a special design treasure-hunt specifically designed for young audiences as they enter a world of lions, witches and silver slippers.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 | 11AM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
#DECLASSIFIED–DESIGNING THE WIZ Tony Walton joins Solomon HaileSelassie of the Music Division for an intimate look at some of the designs created for The Wiz. You won’t want to miss this chance to go behind-the-scenes, literally!
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ORIGINAL COSTUME SKETCH, SCARECROWTony Walton Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
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I. Deseo from Love, Crystal and Stone
GEE Mouthpiece
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Only the words themselves
mean what they say
BROOKAmalgam
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Series imposture
LYONS Bone Needles
STEENBERGE
Excerpts from The Four Winds
LANG
the wood and the vine from love fail
GARCIA-DE CASTRO
La Destruction [World Premiere]
Reflections on Woody Guthrie
PEARSE
Plane Wreck at Los Gatos [World Premiere]
BROWN
Cassandra Illinois [World Premiere]
MILLER
Going Down the Road [World Premiere]
DEBOER BARTLETT I have no home
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION
Conversation with the Artists
Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
FOUNDER’S DAY
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KAYLEIGH BUTCHER, mezzo soprano AMANDA DEBOER BARTLETT, LIZ PEARSE and CARRIE HENNEMAN SHAW, soprano
TAK ENSEMBLE LAURA COCKS, flute CARLOS CORDEIRO, clarinet CHARLOTTE MUNDY, voice MARINA KIFFERSTEIN, violin ELLERY TRAFFORD, percussion
Our 2018 Founder’s Day Concert in honor of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge features two adventurous new music ensembles who fearlessly explore repertoire for their unique combinations. The TAK Ensemble is a quintet of voice, flute, clarinet, violin and percussion that is always on the lookout for new compositional voices. The Quince Ensemble is a vocal quartet that commissions feverishly; their performance will feature the world premieres
of several new works, including a collection of Guthrie-inspired songs. This is music by composers largely new to the Coolidge Auditorium—come celebrate with us!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
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LIGETI Piano Concerto
BETTISON Violin Concerto
GOSFIELD New Work Commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION Conversation with the Artists Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
Hear the twenty splendid “next generation thinkers” (NPR) of this formidably gifted ensemble in works mostly written for them—music ideally calibrated to show off their “equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity” (Financial Times of London). The evening includes a new violin concerto by Oscar Bettison and the premiere of a new Library of Congress commission from Annie Gosfield. The concert centers on a major work by a modern master, the energetic 5-movement piano concerto of György Ligeti.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
ALARM WILL SOUND JOHN ORFE, piano COURTNEY ORLANDO, violin ALAN PIERSON, conductor
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G. GABRIELI Symphoniae Sacrae (1615): Deus, in nomine tuo, Ch. 59
MAHLER/GOTTWALD “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” “Die zwei blauen Augen”
PÄRT Nunc dimittis
VASKS Our Mother’s Names
PURCELL/SANDSTROM Hear my prayer, oh Lord
GESUALDO/STRAVINSKY Da pacem Domine
MAHLER/PESSON Symphony no. 5: Adagietto
EŠENVALDS A Drop in the Ocean
G. GABRIELI Symphoniae Sacrae (1597): Iubilemus singuli, Ch. 31
In the nearly eight decades of its existence, this 24-voice ensemble has created a distinctive musical identity, theatrical and expressive, that has made them a powerful presence at the BBC Proms and Lincoln Center’s White Lights Festival. The choir is a creative lab, encouraging composers to write music that challenges the limits of vocal expression. Revelatory performances—early music to new works written for the group—exhibit luminous textures and immaculate technique, in a choral blend of “surpassing beauty” (Sydney Morning Herald). In this concert they perform music from the time of Gesualdo to recent works by their countrymen, Petris Vasks and Ēriks Ešenvalds, and transcriptions of works by Gustav Mahler: two songs and the haunting Adagietto from his 5th symphony.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
LATVIAN RADIO CHOIR SIGVARDS KĻAVA, Music Director KASPARS PUTNIŅŠ, Conductor
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PRE-CONCERT LECTURE “How Does a Moment Last Forever? Preserving Music of Film and Stage” Janet McKinney, Music Division Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
Don’t miss this sensational evening with Alan Menken, a one-man show that will undoubtedly demonstrate why he is considered one of the most successful composers for film musicals of all time. He will perform many of his now-classic songs, and, we suspect, a few surprises. So, as Belle and the Beast would invite, “Be Our Guest!” As Ariel and Sebastian would say, let’s go “Under the Sea;” as Aladdin and the Genie might implore, come savor the mystery of “Arabian Nights” with us; and as Pocahontas might entice, let’s bask in “The Colors of the Wind.”
ALAN MENKEN ALAN MENKEN, piano and voice
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
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SCHNABEL Drei Fantasiestücke
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in D minor (“Tempest”), op. 31/2
SCHNABEL Selections from Sonata for Piano Sonata for Violin and Piano
BRAHMS “In den Beeren,” op. 84/3 “Bitteres zu sagen denkst du,” op. 32/7
“Von ewiger Liebe,” op. 43/1
SCHNABEL “Hyazinthen,” op. 14/5 “Manche Nacht,” op. 11/6 Octoberlied, op. 14/2
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION Conversation with Jenny Lin, Matthew Mishory (director of Artur Schnabel: No Place of Exile) and Markus Pawlik (producer of Artur Schnabel: No Place of Exile) Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
Pianist Jenny Lin is joined by soprano
Marlissa Hudson and violinist Cornelius
Dufallo in an homage to pianist/composer
Artur Schnabel. Best known as a pianist
who recorded and edited Beethoven’s
music, Schnabel was also a composer whose
music ranges from the high-Romantic to
the uncompromisingly modern. Examples
of each will be performed, along with music
by Beethoven and Brahms. The Library of
Congress holds collections of Schnabel’s
materials and manuscripts of programmed
works by Schnabel and Brahms will be
on display.
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JENNY LIN MARLISSA HUDSON CORNELIUS DUFALLO JENNY LIN, piano MARLISSA HUDSON, soprano CORNELIUS DUFALLO, violin
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
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CHARLES LLOYD & THE MARVELS WITH LUCINDA WILLIAMS
NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd travels to the Library with his great band of troubadours and companions, The Marvels, plus an artist he dubs “a poet…an authentic American voice:” singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. You hear the elation of terrific musicians in the groove of a longtime partnership, performing “music that evokes an uncommon state of grace” (NPR), and a new Library of Congress McKim commission. Their new album Vanished Gardens displays an easy mastery of styles and shows that “the many currents of American music all flow into a single stream” (Rolling Stone).
CHARLES LLOYD & THE MARVELS WITH SPECIAL GUEST
LUCINDA WILLIAMS FEATURING BILL FRISELL, REUBEN ROGERS, ERIC HARLAND AND
GREG LEISZ
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
CHARLES LLOYD, saxophone and fluteLUCINDA WILLIAMS, vocals and guitar
BILL FRISELL, guitarREUBEN ROGERS, bass ERIC HARLAND, drums
GREG LEISZ, pedal steel guitar
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MOZART Quintet in C minor, K. 406/516b
BRAHMS Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 88
MENDELSSOHN Quintet no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 87
PRE-CONCERT “The Medici Quintet” Alessandra Barabaschi, Art Historian and Author Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
What’s better than hearing one string quintet played on five Stradivari instruments? Hearing three quintets! Using five of the Library’s legendary instruments, the Brentano Quartet is joined by violist Hsin-Yun Huang in performances of three major works from the repertory. Don’t miss your chance to hear two of fewer than a dozen Stradivari violas in existence, expertly handled in performances of this rich repertoire.TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2018 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
STRADIVARI ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
BRENTANO QUARTET WITH HSIN-YUN HUANG SERENA CANIN and MARK STEINBERG, violin MISHA AMORY, viola NINA LEE, cello with HSIN-YUN HUANG, viola
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#DECLASSIFIED: Encounters with Artifacts and Ideas Our popular #Declassified series returns, offering up-close and personal adventures with rarities from the Library’s vaults—for a limited and
fortunate audience. Find your inner curator.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 | 11AM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
DESIGNING THE WIZ Solomon HaileSelassie, Music Division with Tony Walton
The Wiz production designer Tony Walton joins Solomon HaileSelassie of the Music Division for an intimate look at some of the designs created for The Wiz. You won’t want to miss this chance to go behind-the-scenes, literally!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2018 | 11AM | WHITTALL PAVILION
WOMEN COMPOSERS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT Melissa Wertheimer, Music Division
You’ve read our blog—now, see our sources! A Music Reference Specialist’s archival adventure led to the identification of five American women composers in a 1924 glass negative (Phyllis Fergus, Ethel Glenn Hier, Amy Beach, Harriet Ware and Gena Branscombe). Dig deeper into early 20th-century letters, music manuscripts, sheet music, concert programs, and music magazines to learn about unique women in America’s music history.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 | 11AM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
ACQUIRED TASTES: A LOOK AT THE MUSIC DIVISION’S RECENT MANUSCRIPT ACQUISITIONS David Plylar, Music Division
Take a close look at first and second thoughts of composers as exhibited in recently acquired music manuscripts at the Library of Congress. We will be introduced to what these documents can tell us about the composers and their music, and we will hear a few alternative versions of familiar pieces. Highlights include works by Brahms, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Wagner and Wolf.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019 | 11AM | PICKFORD THEATER
IN SEARCH OF KORNGOLD Paul Sommerfeld, Music Division
Considered one of the most influential film composers for early Hollywood sound-film, Erich Korngold is arguably most remembered for his swashbuckling scores for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and The Sea Hawk (1940). Yet his lyrical melodies, rich textures, virtuosic orchestration, and pronounced theatricality remain constant threads in all of his film scores—threads that continue to inspire composers in the present era, from John Williams to the late James Horner.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019 | 11AM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
REBECCA CLARKE: THE VIOLA SONATA AT 100 Cait Miller, Music Division Katherine Murdock, viola Audrey Andrist, piano
2019 will mark the 100th anniversary of the composition of Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata, the manuscript of which is held in the Library of Congress. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge awarded it a Berkshire Prize honorable mention, and it is one of three works by Clarke associated with Coolidge. We will have the opportunity to learn more about the work, one of the 20th century’s important viola sonatas, and Clarke’s relationship with Coolidge, in addition to hearing the piece in performance.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019 | 11AM | WHITTALL PAVILION
PROCESSING AND PRESERVING VIDEO GAMES David Gibson, Motion Picture, Broadcast and Recorded Sound Division Amanda May, Preservation Reformatting Division Amanda May and David Gibson from the Library of Congress will discuss the steps that the Library takes to collect, catalog and preserve video game content, focusing on the employment of Resource Description and Access (RDA) to describe video games in the catalog and the use of specialized hardware and software to forensically recover data from fragile digital media.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018 | 7PM | MUMFORD ROOM
CHARIOTS OF FIRE: THE SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION OF MUSIC IN SPORT AND EXERCISE Costas I. Karageorghis, PhD
Like to run/play tennis/hit the gym? Love music? Taking along our earphones and favorite playlists definitely seems to help us step it up. Find out why from an expert widely cited in both academia and the media, with coverage from outlets including Time, Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal. Author of two books and over 80 scholarly articles, Dr. Karageorghis will talk about the science behind the structured and systematic use of music to improve sports performance and enhance the exercise experience.
Presented in cooperation with the Office of Health Services and the Science, Technology and Business Division, Library of Congress
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2018 | 7PM | MONTPELIER ROOM American Musicological Society Lecture
FROM WORLD WAR TO COLD WAR: MUSIC IN AMERICA’S RADIO PROPAGANDA IN KOREA Hye-Jung Park, PhD candidate, Ohio State University
Park considers the use of American music in wartime radio propaganda on the Korean peninsula. The talk will focus on Korean perceptions of American and Korean music vis-à-vis the cultural hierarchies in Eastern Asia during the period of change during and following WWII. Much of the research for this lecture is based on the recorded sound collection from the US Office of War Information (OWI, 1942-45) at the Library of Congress.
This lecture is presented as part of the ongoing American Musicological Society lecture series at the Library of Congress.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019 | 2PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
THE INTERFACE BETWEEN COMPOSITION, SOUND AND VIDEO GAME DESIGN with Winifred Phillips, composer and author
A panel of composers, educators and industry insiders offers a general discussion about composing for video games, from concept to release.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 | 12PM | WHITTALL PAVILION
COPYRIGHTING A CARTRIDGE: AN INSIDE LOOK AT COPYRIGHT AND VIDEO GAMES A conversation about the copyright process for video games and music
Presented in cooperation with the Office of Public Information & Education in the Copyright Office.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 | 7PM | MONTPELIER ROOM American Musicological Society Lecture
AMERICANS’ FORGOTTEN LOVE AFFAIR WITH OPERA Katherine Preston, PhD, David N. & Margaret C. Bottoms Professor of Music, William & Mary
Preston looks at the prevalence of English-language opera productions in the United States in the 19th century, debunking the myth that only the elite attended operatic productions. A significant portion of the research for this talk was done at the Library of Congress, utilizing the Music Division’s extensive collection of binders’ volumes and music periodicals.
This lecture is presented as part of the ongoing American Musicological Society lecture series at the Library of Congress. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 | 6:30PM | PICKFORD THEATER
SOPHISTICATED GIANT: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DEXTER GORDON Maxine Gordon, author
Jazz saxophone legend Dexter Gordon is the subject of a new autobiography/biography, Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon (University of California Press, 2018). Maxine Gordon finished and compiled the work and will speak about it as an introduction to ‘Round Midnight (page 35.)
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“Ease on down the road” to the Library for its celebration of the 40th anniversary of the film version of Harlem and Oz intersect in this magical re-telling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, starring
beloved musicals and films including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and Little Shop of Horrors. Behind-the-scenes footage chronicles his work in the months before his untimely death due to complications from AIDS. A representative from the film will introduce this special screening of Howard.
A companion piece to the Alan Menken concert on November 19, see pg. 20
The music and legacy of pianist/composer Artur Schnabel are celebrated in a film documenting the preparation of an all-Schnabel concert featuring pianist Markus Pawlik, baritone Dietrich Henschel and the Szymanowski String Quartet. Schnabel’s origins and history are traced with visits to places he had traveled
A companion piece to the Lin, Hudson, & Dufallo concert on November 30, see pg. 22
Morgan Neville’s Oscar-winning documentary on the art of the backup singer chronicles the brilliant contributions of African American artists like Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, and Lisa Fischer to legendary pop hits of our time. An homage to the artists behind the voices, the film brings a few of the rock and roll
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
REFORMAT THE PLANET (NR, 82 mins) Paul Owens, Director
Reformat the Planet is a documentary about the first annual Blip Festival that explores the ChipTunes movement, in which composers create new electronic music using repurposed video game hardware.
Part of Augmented Realities: A Video Game Music Mini-Fest see pg. 52
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 | 6:30PM | PICKFORD THEATER
‘ROUND MIDNIGHT (R, 133 mins) Bertrand Tavernier, Director Introduction by Maxine Gordon
Now a classic, the film ‘Round Midnight brought Dexter Gordon both a GRAMMY for the soundtrack and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Maxine Gordon finished and compiled Sophisticated Giant: Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon and will speak about the book as an introduction to ‘Round Midnight (pg. 31).
The 2018-2019 Library of Congress Jazz Scholars are Chris Potter and Aaron Diehl, who will both be performing as part of their residency at the Library. Saxophonist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Potter is “one of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet” (Downbeat). Composer and pianist Aaron Diehl, hailed by Wynton Marsalis as “the Real Diehl,” is a rising star with a grasp of history that shines through his innovative work. Don’t miss Potter in the first outing of the Pérez, Cohen, Potter Quintet on October 10, 2018 (page 6), and Aaron Diehl as a soloist on March 23, 2019 (page 50).
Supported by The Reva & David Logan Foundation
SCENES AND SONGSFILMS
JAZZ SCHOLARS The 2018-2019 Library of Congress Jazz Scholars
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 | 6:30PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 | 2PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
THE WIZ (G, 134 mins) Sidney Lumet, Director
The Wiz. luminaries like Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
Part of The Wiz 40th Anniversary see pg. 12
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 | 6:30PM | PICKFORD THEATER
HOWARD (94 mins) Don Hahn, Director
This new biopic gives fresh insight into the life and work of Howard Ashman, the lyricist for
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2018 | 6:30PM | PICKFORD THEATER
ARTUR SCHNABEL: NO PLACE OF EXILE (52 mins.) Matthew Mishory, Director
before being forced to leave Germany, with input from a number of prominent musicians. Director Matthew Mishory and producer Markus Pawlik will introduce the film.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
20 FEET FROM STARDOM (PG-13, 91 mins.) Morgan Neville, Director
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FRAUDWAY FILMS THE FILM MUSIC OF ERICH KORNGOLD
Hollywood has long had a lucrative and symbiotic relationship with Broadway, with productions transformed from stage to screen—and vice versa—at a dizzying pace. This series celebrates the often bizarre and always dazzling cinematic spectacles that imagine Erich Wolfgang Korngold was a highly respected composer whose film scores influenced
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
ALL THAT JAZZ (R, 123 mins.) Bob Fosse, Director
Starring Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon, a character loosely based on the life of director Bob Fosse, All That Jazz is a no-holds-barred movie musical that captures the darker side of Broadway.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (97 mins.) Mervyn LeRoy, Director
Where else can you hear Ginger Rogers sing “We’re in the Money” in Pig Latin? See what it takes to write and produce a fake show in the 1930s.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
STAYING ALIVE (PG, 93 mins.) Sylvester Stallone, Director
The sequel to Saturday Night Fever flopped despite the best efforts of John Travolta and director Sylvester Stallone, but Frank Stallone’s song “Far From Over” was nominated for a Golden Globe for best original song, and there are other moments to treasure in this unusual film.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
STEPPING OUT (PG, 106 mins.) Lewis Gilbert, Director
Stepping Out could have been a career-revitalizer for its star Liza Minnelli, but the film about a crew of tap-dancing misfits never took off. Now is your chance to see actors like Jane Krakowski and Ellen Greene “step out” in a toe-tapping musical comedy you may have missed in 1991.
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generations to follow. While his music for The Adventures of Robin Hood is perhaps his most well-known score, the Library holds prints and scores from many of his films that do not get screened as frequently, and this series will offer the public an unusual opportunity to see them on film, as they were originally presented.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
THE SEA HAWK (NR, 127 mins.) Michael Curtiz, Director
Korngold was nominated for an Academy Award for his rousing score to The Sea Hawk. Featuring a swashbuckling Errol Flynn as privateer Geoffrey Thorpe, The Sea Hawk is one of the great pirate romances of the time.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
KINGS ROW (NR, 127 mins.) Sam Wood, Director
Korngold’s rich score adds to the power of this dark and cynical film about turn-of-the-century America, which includes Ronald Reagan in what many consider to be his best onscreen role.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019 | 12PM | PICKFORD THEATER
CAPTAIN BLOOD (NR, 119 mins.) THE GOONIES (PG, 114 mins.) Michael Curtiz, Director Richard Donner, Director
Fans of pirate films know of the connections between Captain Blood and The Goonies, released half a century apart, so it is only natural to present them as a double bill. Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland are featured in Captain Blood, the film that made them household names, in a story that helped to solidify the swashbuckling genre. The now-classic adventure The Goonies, while not scored by Korngold, benefited from the imaginative music of Dave Grusin.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 | 7PM | PICKFORD THEATER
THE SEA WOLF (NR, 100 mins.) Michael Curtiz, Director
Our nautical theme continues with The Sea Wolf, one of many film adaptations of Jack London’s eponymous novel. Seal your fate with that of the “Ghost” and its mutinous crew as they set sail under a cruel captain.
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The Library of Congress has long been an advocate of new music, commissioning new works since Concerts from the Library of Congress began in 1925. This year the Library has commissioned six works which will be premiered this season. The manuscripts of the pieces will join the Library’s distinguished collection of more than 600 commissioned compositions.
Jessye Norman’s incomparable voice and exceptional artistry have made her a legend in the world of the opera stage and the concert hall, indisputably one of the major artists of our time. A triumphant career associated with the highest level of music-making has led to many honors and awards, including the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, the Glenn Gould Prize for Music, and more than forty honorary doctorates. This conversation will touch on her career and involvement with new music, mentorship for young artists, and thoughtful advocacy for projects like the Jessye Norman School for the Arts, as a crucial avenue for arts education.
VALERIE COLEMAN Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Sat, June 1, 2019, page 66
ANNIE GOSFIELD Alarm Will Sound Fri, Nov 9, 2018, page 16
GEORGE CRUMB Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Thu, Apr 18, 2019, page 56
CHARLES LLOYD Charles Lloyd & The Marvels Wed, Dec 12, 2018, page 24
LUCA FRANCESCONI Ensemble Signal Fri, Mar 15, 2019, page 46
AUSTIN WINTORY Augmented Realities Fri, Apr 5, 2019 page 52
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JESSYE NORMAN A Conversation with Jessye Norman
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019 | 7PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
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“Cirque” The seven musicians of Mnozil Brass offer a musical experience unlike any other this season. The group is known worldwide for its ability to play all kinds of music with wit and skill, and has inspired a dedicated fanbase with its relentless humor. Their composed evening, “Cirque,” brings together their signature sound and theatrical flare in a program that includes music of many stripes. Fans travel hundreds of miles to hear the vivacious Viennese, so don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear them on Capitol Hill!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
MNOZIL BRASS THOMAS GANSCH, ROBERT ROTHER and ROMAN RINDBERGER, trumpet LEONHARD PAUL, trombone & bass trumpet GERHARD FÜßL and ZOLTAN KISS, trombone WILFRIED BRANDSTÖTTER, tuba
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RAVEL Sonata for violin and piano
FRANCK Sonata for violin and piano, M. 8
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION Conversation with the Artists Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
A sought-after soloist for major orchestra engagements around the globe, Renaud Capuçon is a violinist of “panache, sensitivity and sizzling virtuosity” (Chicago Tribune). He’s also a passionate chamber musician who frequently partners with distinguished colleagues like Martha Argerich, Yuri Bashmet and Hélène Grimaud, and creates intriguing projects like A Violin in Versailles, a summer mini-residency at the palace. His own violin is the 1737 “Panette” Guarneri del Gesù formerly owned by Isaac Stern. You’ll hear it in this all-French recital, alongside a fellow traveler: the Library’s Goldberg Baron Vitta Guarneri, just a few years older.
RENAUD CAPUÇON GUILLAUME BELLOM RENAUD CAPUÇON, violin GUILLAUME BELLOM, piano
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BRAHMS Three Intermezzi, op. 117
BEETHOVEN Thirty-Three Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, op. 120
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE “Diabellical Plots in the music of Beethoven, Haydn and Brahms” David Plylar, PhD, Music Division Whittall Pavilion, 6:30pm
NIGHTCAP An Onstage Conversation with Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis, one of the world’s great interpreters of Beethoven and Schubert, will perform a favorite Haydn sonata and three autumnal gems by Brahms. Beethoven’s monumental Diabelli Variations were an overachiever’s response to Anton Diabelli’s crowd-sourcing of variations from some 51 composers, who all contributed at least one variation, including Czerny, Moscheles, Franz Schubert and the young Franz Liszt. Stay after the performance to hear a conversation with the eminent pianist.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
PAUL LEWIS PAUL LEWIS, piano
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BWV 971
MARCELLO/BACHConcerto in D minor, BWV 974:
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D. SCARLATTI Sonata in D major, K. 119
Sonata in D minor, K. 213
Sonata in A minor, K. 175
Sonata in A major, K. 208
Sonata in F minor, K. 481
Sonata in F major, K. 6
Sonata in C major, K. 132
Sonata in G minor, K. 30
Sonata in G major, K. 180
A. SOLERFandango
BACH/BRAHMSViolin Partita no. 2 in D minor,
BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION
Conversation with the Artist
Whittall Pavilion, 12:30 pm
JEAN RONDEAU JEAN RONDEAU, harpsichord
This imaginative young French harpsichordist is “an alchemist eager for experimentation” (Nelida Nassar), already a star in the early music universe and in demand for orchestra and chamber music collaborations. Rondeau’s concerts convey “a sense of absolute connection and improvisatory ease” (Gramophone). He is especially noted for memorable Bach performances, and has chosen for this matinée recital repertoire that includes transcriptions of several instrumental works, including one very seldom performed on the harpsichord: Brahms’ setting of the Chaconne in D minor.
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PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION Conversation with the Artists Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
Ensemble Signal charts a fresh path at the Library in a program a century in the making. Each work on the program is its own highlight: a brand new commission for mixed ensemble by Luca Francesconi, a tribute to Oliver Knussen who passed away unexpectedly this year, and a performance with acclaimed singer Allison Cook of Pierrot lunaire, Arnold Schoenberg’s pathbreaking work held in manuscript at the Library.
KNUSSEN Songs without Voices
FRANCESCONI Trauma Etudes Commissioned by the Dina Koston and Roger Shapiro Fund in the Library of Congress
SCHOENBERG Pierrot lunaire, op. 21
MYASKOVSKY
String Quartet no. 13 in A minor,op. 86
SHOSTAKOVICH
String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat minor,
op. 138
BORODIN
String Quartet no. 2 in D major
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE
Kevin Bartig, PhD,
Associate Professor of Musicology,
Michigan State University
Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
For more than seventy years, the venerable Borodin Quartet has been celebrated for its “uncommonly rich, even tone and consoling warmth. For sheer musical presence, it has few equals,” writes The Sunday Telegraph. Universally recognized for unmistakable authority in their performances of Russian music, these artists have a profound connection to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich, born from a decades-long relationship with the composer. The Borodin’s cycles of the complete Shostakovich quartets, widely regarded as definitive interpretations, have been performed in major venues throughout the world.
BORODIN QUARTETRUBEN AHARONIAN and SERGEI LOMOVSKY, violin IGOR NAIDIN, viola VLADIMIR BALSHIN, cello
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JAZZ SCHOLAR
AARON DIEHL AARON DIEHL, piano
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
An erudite and elegant stylist, pianist and composer Aaron Diehl takes up the enviable task of the Library’s jazz scholars: to delve deeply into our rich archives and examine our treasures. His Blues and the Spanish Tinge recital tracks the essential ingredients in the creation of jazz. You can discover just a few of them in the manuscripts we’ll have on display from our collections, from Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, George Gershwin, and newly arrived material by Fats Waller.
Presented in cooperation with the Reva & David Logan Foundation
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE “Gottschalk’s Olde Souvenir Shoppe” James Wintle, Music Division Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
CERVANTES Six Cuban Dances
JOHNSON Blue Moods, Sex
GERSHWIN Three Preludes
GOTTSCHALK Danza, op. 33
MORTON The Crave New Orleans Blues
HANDY St. Louis Blues
BOLCOM Estela: Rag Latino
WALLER Viper’s Drag
WILLIAMS Roll ’Em
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AUGMENTED REALITIES Augmented Realities: A Video Game Music Mini-Fest from RetroBits to VR Hits
Video games are a multi-billion dollar industry, providing a platform for some of the
world’s most creative artists to astound us with their interactive media. In a series
of public events over the course of three days, a gathering of composers, designers,
performers, curators and educators will explore the music of this vital cultural
phenomenon through film, lectures, discussions, performance and interactive displays.
Presented in cooperation with the Motion Picture, Broadcast and Recorded Sound Division and Office of Public Information & Education in the Copyright Office.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019 | 7PM PICKFORD THEATER
SCREENING Reformat the Planet (NR, 82 mins.) Paul Owens, Director See pg. 33
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 | 12PM WHITTALL PAVILION
PANEL DISCUSSION Copyrighting a Cartridge: An Inside Look at Copyright and Video Games See pg. 31
SATURDAY, APRIL 6 2019 | 2PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
PANEL DISCUSSION The Interface between Composition, Sound and Video Game Design See pg. 31
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019 |11AM | WHITTALL PAVILION
#DECLASSIFIED–PROCESSING AND PRESERVING VIDEO GAMES David Gibson, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Amanda May, Preservation Reformatting Division See pg. 29
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 |8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
CONCERT AND DEMONSTRATION Hi, Score! Introducing a Game to its Music The Coolidge Auditorium will transform into a game creation lab as a new Library commission by composer Austin Wintory gets re-spawned as part of a video game score—all while you watch! A new game is being designed just for this event, and we’ll get to see, hear and discuss how it all comes together.
Commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress
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BEETHOVENQuartet in A major, op. 18/5
RAVELString Quartet in F major
SHOSTAKOVICHString Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION
Conversation with the Artists
Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
The Jerusalem Quartet deploys a strong sense of drama and a striking
range of tonal color to create “an extraordinary unity of sound and
purpose” (New York Times). But the individuality of each player remains
a palpable presence; it’s a quality that’s ideal for the contrapuntal
complexities of Maurice Ravel’s quartet, tinged with jazz inflections—
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JERUSALEM QUARTETALEXANDER PAVLOVSKY AND SERGEI BRESLER, violin ORI KAM, viola KYRIL ZLOTNIKOV, cello
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
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Selections from Old American Songs
Sonata no. 2 for violin, piano and drums
Kronos-Kryptos for percussion quintet (DC Premiere)
Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
and the Verna and Irving Fine Fund in the Library of Congress
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COWELLThe Aeolian Harp
The Banshee
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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER RANDALL SCARLATA, baritone KRISTIN LEE, violin GIL KALISH, piano IAN ROSENBAUM, AYANO KATAOKA, DANNY DRUCKMAN, EDUARDO LEANDRO, and VICTOR CACCESE, percussion
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is back with an all-American program covering more than a century of ground. From the rarely heard instrumental music of H.T. Burleigh to the antics of Antheil, a series of classic and lesser-known works makes the move from collection to stage. The Irving and Verna Fine Fund supports a new co-commissioned percussion quintet by George Crumb. Superb artistry marries the presentation of old and new in a delightful blend of nostalgia and looking to the future.
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION Conversation with the Composer Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
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THE LEGACY OF THE NEW DANCE GROUP Members of the New Dance Group in Improvisation, 1932. New Dance Group Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
This project spotlights the Library’s impressive dance collections and documents a
seminal period in American dance history. The concert includes five solo dances created
by the New Dance Group, an important artist collective formed in 1932 by a circle of
accomplished American modern dance pioneers. Seeking to use their voices in the fight
for social justice, they coined the phrase “Dance is a Weapon” and established a center
offering low-cost dance classes for disadvantaged students. Their searing artistic and
political statements on the nation’s cultural landscape continue to resonate today.
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019 |8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION THE LEGACY OF THE NEW DANCE GROUP Dr. Ellen Graff, an authority on the New Dance Group and author of Stepping Left: Dance and Politics in New York City, 1928-1942, will introduce the performance.
SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS Sandra Kaufmann, Director of Dance, Loyola University, Chicago Erica Dankmeyer, Artist in Residence, Williams College Samantha Geracht, Artistic Director, Sokolow Dance Theatre Jennifer Conley, Franklin and Marshall College Clarence Brooks, Florida Atlantic University
JANE DUDLEY Time is Money Cante Flamenco
ANNA SOKOLOW Kaddish
SOPHIE MASLOW Dustbowl Ballads
TALLY BEATTY Mourner’s Bench
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“One of the most impressive new voices on the music scene today” (Huffington Post), Jazzmeia Horn captured top honors at the Sarah Vaughan and Thelonious Monk competitions. Her gifts include an arrestingly beautiful voice and imaginative command of style, plus scintillating skills as a scatter. A sharp social commentator, Horn is “a thrilling presence, with a musical sensibility that strikes a deft balance between mid-century jazz and contemporary neosoul” (Downbeat).
Presented in cooperation with the Reva & David Logan Foundation
JAZZMEIA HORN JAZZMEIA HORN, voice
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Lecture David Trippett, PhD, Senior University Lecturer, Director of Studies, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge
LISZT/TRIPPETT Sardanapalo, concert piano/vocal version (U.S. Premiere)
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION A Conversation with David Rosen, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Music, Cornell University Whittall Pavilion, 12:30 pm
It is exceptionally rare that we have the
opportunity to hear a previously unknown
work by a major composer, but that is precisely
what the Library will offer in its presentation
of the piano/vocal version of Franz Liszt’s
Sardanapalo. Scholar and pianist David
Trippett has reconstructed one act of an opera
composed by Franz Liszt that he abandoned
in 1852. Trippett will speak about the process
of making a performable version of the piece,
and then will be joined by singers from the
Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists Program
of the Washington National Opera and the
Washington Master Chorale for a performance
of this beautiful and exciting work.
FRANZ LISZT’S
SARDANAPALO DAVID TRIPPETT, pianist and director ALEXANDRIA SHINER, soprano JOSHUA BLUE, tenor TIMOTHY J. BRUNO, bass-baritone WASHINGTON MASTER CHORALE, Thomas Colohan, director
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019 | 2PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
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The Death of Sardanapalus, Eugène Delacroix.
MOZARTTrio in B-flat major, K. 502
SHOSTAKOVICH Trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 67
DVOŘÁKTrio no. 3 in F minor, op. 65,
B. 130
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE
David Plylar, PhD, Music Division
Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
The dynamic sibling duo of Tanja and Christian Tetzlaff is joined by pianist Lars Vogt to form a superstar trio. Their recording of the Brahms trios was recently nominated for a Grammy; in this program they turn their attention to significant trios by Mozart and Dvořák, alongside the powerful second piano trio of Shostakovich. It has been years since the Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Vogt Trio toured in the U.S., so you won’t want to miss them!
TETZLAFF TETZLAFF VOGT TRIO CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF, violin TANJA TETZLAFF, cello LARS VOGT, piano
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PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION Conversation with the Composer Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm
Wrapping up our wonderful 2018-2019 season is the excellent, standard-setting Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, performing music of Felix Mendelssohn with the young Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki. “Edge of the seat intensity” (New York Times) is an identifying characteristic for Orpheus, known for conductorless concerts that impart the intimacy and warmth of a chamber ensemble. It’s a rare experience to hear both a symphony and a concerto in one Coolidge Auditorium evening, especially enjoyable with electrifying partners like these. Valerie Coleman’s Phenomenal Women caps off the concert; inspired by a Maya Angelou poem, this composition honors a trio who truly fit that description: Maya Angelou, Serena Williams, and Michelle Obama—with a final movement bearing a universal dedication: “Every Woman.”
V. COLEMAN Phenomenal Women, Version for Chamber Orchestra Commissioned by the Dina Koston and Roger Shapiro Fund in the Library of Congress
SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2019 | 8PM | COOLIDGE AUDITORIUM
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA JAN LISIECKI, piano
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SEASON AT A GLANCE 2018-19 Season Chronological Listing
• CONCERT Sat Oct 6 CONCERT Wed Oct 10
• CONCERT Thu Oct 18 • CONCERT Fri Oct 19
LECTURE Tue Oct 23 • FILM Fri Oct 26
#DECLASSIFIED Sat Oct 27 • FILM Sat Oct 27
• CONCERT Tue Oct 30 • CONCERT Fri Nov 9
8pm TRULS MØRK and BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, pg. 4 8pm PÉREZ, COHEN, POTTER QUINTET, pg. 6 8pm LES TALENS LYRIQUES, pg. 8 8pm EMERSON QUARTET with DAVID FINCKEL, pg. 10 7pm “Scientific Application of Music in Sport and Exercise,” pg. 30 6:30pm The Wiz, pg. 12 11am “Designing The Wiz,” pg. 28 2pm The Wiz, pg. 12 8pm QUINCE and TAK ENSEMBLES, pg. 14 8pm ALARM WILL SOUND, pg. 16
• FILM Thu Nov 15 6:30pm Howard, pg. 34 CONCERT Fri Nov 16 8pm LATVIAN RADIO CHOIR, pg. 18
#DECLASSIFIED Sat Nov 17 11am “Women Composers Hiding in Plain Sight,” pg. 28 • CONCERT Mon Nov 19 8pm ALAN MENKEN, pg. 20
AMS LECTURE Tue Nov 20 7pm “Music in America’s Radio Propaganda in Korea,” pg. 30 • FILM Thu Nov 29 6:30pm Artur Schnabel: No Place of Exile, pg. 34
• CONCERT Fri Nov 30 8pm JENNY LIN with HUDSON and DUFALLO pg. 22 FILM Thu Dec 6 7pm 20 Feet from Stardom, pg. 34
CONCERT Wed Dec 12 8pm CHARLES LLOYD and the MARVELS with LUCINDA WILLIAMS, pg. 24 • FILM Thu Dec 13 6:30pm Round Midnight, pg. 35
• CONCERT Tue Dec 18 8pm FILM Thu Jan 10 7pm FILM Thu Jan 17 7pm FILM Thu Jan 24 7pm FILM Thu Jan 31 7pm FILM Thu Feb 7 7pm
#DECLASSIFIED Sat Feb 9 11am FILM Thu Feb 14 7pm
CONCERT Fri Feb 15 8pm • CONCERT Tue Feb 19 8pm
#DECLASSIFIED Sat Feb 23 11am FILM Sat Feb 23 12pm FILM Thu Feb 28 7pm
BRENTANO QUARTET WITH HSIN-YUN HUANG, pg. 26 All That Jazz, pg. 34 Gold Diggers of 1933, pg. 34 Staying Alive, pg. 34 Stepping Out, pg. 34 The Sea Hawk, pg. 35 “Acquired Tastes: Recent Manuscript Acquisitions,” pg. 28 Kings Row, pg. 35 MNOZIL BRASS, pg. 38 RENAUD CAPUÇON and GUILLAUME BELLOM, pg. 40 “In Search of Korngold,” pg. 29 DOUBLE FEATURE: Captain Blood and The Goonies, pg. 35 The Sea Wolf, pg. 35
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#DECLASSIFIED Sat Mar 2 11am “Rebecca Clarke: The Viola Sonata at 100,” pg. 29 • CONCERT Fri Mar 8 8pm PAUL LEWIS, pg. 42
• CONCERT Sat Mar 9 2pm JEAN RONDEAU, pg. 44 • CONCERT Fri Mar 15 8pm ENSEMBLE SIGNAL with ALLISON COOK, pg. 46 • CONCERT Fri Mar 22 8pm BORODIN QUARTET, pg. 48 • CONCERT Sat Mar 23 8pm AARON DIEHL, pg. 50
FILM Thu Apr 4 7pm Reformat the Planet, pg. 35 PANEL Fri Apr 5 12pm “Copyrighting a Cartridge,” pg. 31
•SPECIAL EVENT Fri Apr 5 8pm “Hi, Score! Introducing a Game to its Music,” pg. 52 #DECLASSIFIED Sat Apr 6 11am “Processing and Preserving Video Games,”pg. 29
PANEL Sat Apr 6 2pm “Composition, Sound and Video Games,” pg. 31 • CONCERT Fri Apr 12 8pm JERUSALEM QUARTET, pg. 54
AMS LECTURE Tue Apr 16 7pm “Americans’ Forgotten Love Affair with Opera,” pg. 31 • CONCERT Thu Apr 18 8pm CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER, pg. 56
SPECIAL EVENT Fri Apr 19 8pm “The Legacy of the New Dance Group,” pg. 58 CONCERT Sat Apr 20 8pm JAZZMEIA HORN QUINTET pg. 60
• CONCERT Sat Apr 27 8pm FRANZ LISZT’S SARDANAPALO, pg. 62 • CONCERT Sat May 4 8pm TETZLAFF-TETZLAFF-VOGT TRIO, pg. 64
SPECIAL EVENT Thu May 16 7pm Conversation with Jessye Norman, pg. 37 • CONCERT Sat Jun 1 8pm ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA with JAN LISIECKI, pg. 66
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