| Today in History - April 25
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| 04/25/2025
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Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia. She was one of the leading jazz singers of all time. Continue reading.
On April 25, 1898, the United States formally declared war against Spain. Continue reading.
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| Poetry 180: Poem 152 - "It Took All My Energy"
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| 04/25/2025
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A poem by Tony Wallace from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.
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| [approved list] LCSH List 10/11, LCC List 10, and LCC List 11, 2024, and special lists LCSH 2410a, 2411a and LCC 2410a
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| 04/25/2025
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You are subscribed to Library of Congress Vocabularies Announcements from the Library of Congress.
A new LCSH/LCC Approved List has been posted.
This list contains new or revised headings approved by the Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs (PTCP) Division of the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access (ABA) Directorate.
See the announcement by the Library of Congress re: the pause on proposals for LCSH and LCC. [https://www.loc.gov/aba/news/]. The 2411c list contains all the LC and CIP proposals for LCSH from Lists 10 and 11, 2024. All LCC proposals were processed for 2410 and 2411 except those related to the delayed SACO subject proposals. The SACO subject proposals and their related LCC proposals will be processed at a later date. The other three lists are special lists: LCSH 10a, LCC 10a, and LCSH 11a.
Please send all questions to PTCP at policy@loc.gov.
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| Friday, April 25: Hélène Grimaud, piano
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| 04/25/2025
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Hélène Grimaud, piano
Friday, April 25, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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One of the world’s most celebrated pianists, acclaimed for technical mastery and poetic, captivating interpretations, Hélène Grimaud plays late works by Beethoven and Brahms in a beautiful program that ends with the great Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D minor.
RUSH Passes
Guests without assigned seats are welcome to attend space permitting and may register for a numbered RUSH pass upon arrival. Guests with RUSH passes will be seated five minutes before showtime pending availability of unclaimed seats. Advance registrants who arrive after that time will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager space permitting.
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Horszowski Trio
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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The multi-dimensional Horszowski Trio performs the music of Rebecca Clarke, Charles Wuorinen, and Franz Schubert.
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Live! At the Library: Somi
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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With a sound that blends her Rwandan and Ugandan heritage with jazz and other rhythms, Grammy-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning artist Somi brings her sextet to the Library of Congress for an evening of rich musical textures.
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Broadway’s Dead Outlaw with David Yazbek
Monday, May 12, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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The Library of Congress welcomes Tony Award-winning composer David Yazbek and company members from Broadway’s "Dead Outlaw" to the Coolidge Auditorium for an exclusive performance of selections from the show.
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StageStruck! VI: Musical Theater Conference: Women and the American Musical
May 14-16, 2025
James Madison Building - Mumford Room
101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20540
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The Music Division of the Library of Congress is thrilled to host the sixth StageStruck! Conference: “Women and the American Musical,” a three-day conference May 14-16, 2025. This is a free and hybrid event, both in-person and streamed live on Zoom, registration required.
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Live! At the Library: Jlin
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Great Hall
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Jlin brings her signature electronic dance party energy to the Library of Congress, where she will present the world premiere of the first electronic music piece commissioned by the Library.
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loadbang with Christopher Otto, violin and Ning Yu, piano
Friday, May 30, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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loadbang, the only group we know of for bass clarinet, baritone voice, trumpet, and trombone, offers an evening of new music, with guest artists Christopher Otto, violin, and Ning Yu, piano.
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Piece Offerings: Muntendorf’s Trilogy
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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The brilliant German-Austrian composer Brigitta Muntendorf will be featured in a D.C.-premiere of her work Trilogy for Two Pianos. Hear the composer speak about her work in conjunction with the performance.
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