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| Poetry 180: Poem 009 - "The Cord"
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A poem by Leanne O'Sullivan from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.
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| Today in History - September 12
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On September 12, 1918, the American Expeditionary Forces under commander in chief General John J. Pershing launched its first major offensive in Europe as an independent army. Continue reading.
Writer, editor, philologist, social critic, and Baltimore native H. L. Mencken was born on September 12, 1880. Continue reading.
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| New Folklife Today Podcast: Exploring 1950s Gullah Geechee Sonic Life with Dr. Eric Crawford
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| Twisting and Turning: Spiral Staircases in Photographs
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| Sold Out Events? Your Guide to Last Minute Ticket Drop and RUSH Passes
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| 09/12/2025
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Ticket Release Dates:
Below is the ticket release schedule for fall 2025 events. All events have assigned seating.
- September 3rd, 10:00 a.m., October and November events
- October 1st at 10:00 a.m., December events
Last Minute Ticket Drop:
A limited number of tickets will be released at 10 a.m. EST two weeks prior to the event date. Patrons are encouraged to check the event webpage periodically for any returned tickets that may become available.
RUSH Passes:
If an event is sold out on the day of the performance, patrons may still have the opportunity to attend by obtaining a RUSH pass. Passes are available at kiosks in the foyer beginning two hours before the concert.
Passes are numbered, and admission will follow that order. Patrons 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.
Consone Quartet with Kristian Bezuidenhuit, fortepiano
Friday, October 17, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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The Consone Quartet and fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout present an evening of Haydn and Mozart, featuring an early piano concerto by Mozart and an arrangement of his quintet for piano and winds.
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists @ 6:30 p.m.
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AMS Lecture: “Musical Representations of the West During the Silent Film Era: Max Winkler's Score for The Yaqui (1916).”
Wednesday, October 21, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
James Madison Building - Mumford Room (LM649)
101 Independence Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, 20540
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Mariana Whitmer speaks at the Library as part of the long-running series of American Musicological Society lectures hosted by the Music Division. Whitmer's talk will use the scenario cue sheets created by Max Winkler to discuss the musical representation of "the West" in silent films.
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Founder's Day: Simone Dinnerstein, piano, Jennifer Johnson Cano, voice, Katherine Needleman, oboe, and Baroklyn
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Simone Dinnerstein, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Katherine Needleman and the Baroklyn ensemble perform an evening of chamber works by J.S. Bach to open a special Founder's Day 2025 celebration marking the Library’s illustrious century-long history as a concert presenter.
Pre-concert conversation at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall Pavilion with Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres and David Plylar, PhD, of the Music Divison on their new book “Let the People Hear It: Concerts from the Library of Congress at 100.”
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Live! At the Library: Founder's Day Tambuco
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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The celebrated Grammy-nominated Mexican contemporary classical percussion ensemble Tambuco returns to the Library of Congress for the annual Founder’s Day concert with dynamic repertoire by Latin American composers, featuring music that ranges from delicately intricate to powerfully expansive.
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists @ 6:30 p.m.
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Valerie Coleman: "Reverie"
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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"Reverie" honors a cultural exchange with a program pairing the music of Valerie Coleman with works by Ravel, Debussy and Poulenc.
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists @ 6:30 p.m.
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Live! At the Library: “The Disappearance of Miss Scott” (Filmscreening)
Thursday. November 6, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
James Madison Building -Pickford Theater (LM 302)
101 Independence Avenue SE.
Washington, DC 20540
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"The Disappearance of Miss Scott" chronicles Hazel Scott’s meteoric rise as a jazz talent and major Hollywood star. The first Black woman to have her own television show, she was also an influential civil rights pioneer before being blacklisted during the Red Scare of the 1950’s. Produced by 4th Act Actual for the PBS American Masters series, this rich documentary tells the story of Hazel Scott’s extraordinary life fully for the first time.
The screening will be introduced by Scott’s son, Adam Clayton Powell III.
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Live! At the Library: Ekep Nkwelle
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Rising jazz star Ekep Nkwelle, a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Howard University and Juilliard, captivates audiences with her vocal exuberance, versatility and charisma.
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Sir George Benjamin, piano
Friday, November 14, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Renowned pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs music with deep personal connections in a recital of works by eminent British composer Sir George Benjamin, Aimard's mentor Pierre Boulez and Russian and modernist Nikolai Obukhov. The composer joins Aimard for the U.S. premiere of Benjamin’s Divisions for piano, four hands, a co-commission from the Pierre Boulez-Saal, the Library of Congress and Wigmore Hall.
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