March 23, 2016. A concert featuring the Cheick Hamala Diabate Ensemble. Speaker Biography: Cheick Hamala Diabate is a West African historian in the griot tradition, a sought after performer, lecturer, storyteller and choreographer. Diabate was born into a griot family in Kita, Mali. In West African tradition, the griot is a male troubadour-historian whose hereditary role is to preserve and share the history, genealogy and oral traditions of his people, as well as providing advice and...

Nov. 16, 2016. Debussy scholar Marie Rolf discusses some of the Library's materials related to the French composer, with a particular focus on two lesser-known songs: "Rondel chinois" and "Seguidille," the latter of which was recently published for the first time in an edition edited by Rolf. Speaker Biography: Dr. Marie Rolf is senior associate dean of graduate studies and professor of music theory at Eastman School of Music. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit...

March 16, 2016. Through recordings, images, and new research, Elijah Wald explores the world that shaped Bob Dylan and his music, as well as the varied worlds of the people who loved him, hated him, ignored him or felt he was betraying them, seeking to understand both the changes happening in that moment and the reasons some people found those changes so threatening. Speaker Biography: Elijah Wald is a musician, historian and writer. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit...

Feb. 20, 2016. Conductor Harry Christophers and composer Gabriela Lena Frank discuss the bicentennial of the Handel and Haydn Society, as well as Frank's Library of Congress co-commission, "My Angel, His Name Is Freedom." Speaker Biography: Harry Christophers CBE is the artistic director of the Handel and Haydn Society, one of the preeminent American period instrumental and vocal ensembles. He is also founder and conductor of the British vocal ensemble The Sixteen and a frequent guest...

Nov. 17, 2015. International touring artists Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Dunford, and Jonathan Cohen discuss their collaborations and repertoire interests. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7287

Jan. 30, 2016. Dance historian Graham Christian discussed his new book, "The Playford Assembly," a major new collection of historic English dances published by the Country Dance and Song Society in celebration of its centennial year. Christian's talk will be enhanced by demonstrations of the dances by CDSS dancers and musicians. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7280

Sep. 9, 2015. In celebration of the legacy of the pioneering old-time musician Ola Belle Reed (1916-2002), Reed's son Dave Reed, her nephew Hugh Campbell and members of the acclaimed bluegrass band Danny Paisley and Southern Grass gather to perform bluegrass and gospel songs of their Appalachian heritage. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7270

Nov. 19, 2015. Cleveland ensemble Apollo's Fire showcases "The Power of Love" in a concert of operatic and instrumental music of Handel and Vivaldi. Under the direction of Jeannette Sorrell, soprano Amanda Forsythe joins the ensemble in a rich garden of musical flowers, culminating in Sorrell's own arrangement of Vivaldi's "La Folia." For more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7269

Jan. 20, 2016. A discussion about the Marlboro Music Festival, Musicians from Marlboro, and the longtime relationship between the Freer Gallery and the Library of Congress, featuring the Smithsonian's Michael Wilpers, Anne McLean of the Library of Congress, cellist Marcy Rosen, violinist David McCarroll, and violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7252

April 16, 2015. The first part of a three-day symposium that explores Alan Lomax's contributions to dance research and theory. This event features pioneer choreometrics scholars Meriam Lobel and Forrestine Paulay interviewed by University of Maryland faculty member Miriam Phillips. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7250

Jan. 16, 2016. Cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott discuss their chamber music collaborations with Nicholas Brown following a performance in the Coolidge Auditorium. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7244

Dec. 2, 2015. Cultural historian and author Peter Guralnick spoke with art journalist Geoffrey Himes about his latest book, a biography of Sam Phillips, a pivotal figure in the history of 20th-century American music of many stripes. Owner of the small but powerful Sun Records Label in Memphis, Phillips was a major force in kick-starting the careers of Howlin' Wolf, Johnny Cash, Ike Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley, among others. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit...

Nov. 4, 2015. A conversation with Bach guru Masaaki Suzuki after his critically-acclaimed Bach Collegium Japan performed at the Library of Congress. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7232

April 18, 2013. Top American instrument makers talk about the impressive results of a recent project to use modern technologies to copy the Library's superb Betts violin, from the Golden Period of master instrument maker Antonio Stradivari. Also, the debut performance of the Oberlin Betts violin, in comparison with the original Betts Stradivari violin, featuring violinists Claudia Chudacoff and Christopher Franke. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit...

Nov. 7, 2015. Characterized by virtuosity, musicality and intensity of feeling, the Michelangelo String Quartet was formed in 2002 by artists already distinguished as both soloists and chamber musicians. The group shares a passion for the quartet repertoire that brings them together for a few dates each season, with engagements at the Concertgebouw, Théâtre des Champs Elysées and Zürich's Tonhalle. For more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7204

Sep. 25, 2015. Tom Harvey discusses the music from the collections of Alan Lomax with The Down Hill Strugglers and John Cohen, who play traditional American music they have learned directly from the collections at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7205

Oct. 31, 2015. The exceptional performance of Pomerium takes its inspiration from the renowned chapel choirs of the Renaissance, reviving the golden age of a cappella singing. This concert featured a few early blooms from this repertoire, drawn from the Library's impressive holdings of rare imprints by these masters. For more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7192

Oct. 30, 2015. A pre-concert panel discussion featuring Jane Chu, Margaret Lioi and Astrid Schween. Speaker Biography: Jane Chu is Chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Speaker Biography: Margaret Lioi is CEO of Chamber Music America. Speaker Biography: Astrid Schween is cellist with the Juilliard String Quartet. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7195

Oct. 24, 2015. Composer Paul Lansky is joined by Jack Marquardt and Tracy Jacobson of WindSync to discuss Lansky's "The Long and Short of It," a Library of Congress commission for woodwind quintet. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7197

Oct. 30, 2015. The visionary artist Meredith Monk's groundbreaking exploration of the voice as an instrument expands the boundaries of musical composition, creating landscapes of sound that unearth feelings, energies, and memories for which there are no words. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7188

June 1, 2015. On June 1, 2015, Machito's son, Mario Grillo, donated Machito's handwritten scores and arrangements to the Library of Congress. Grillo discusses his father's contributions to American music. Speaker Biography: Mario Grill is a percussionist and bandleader. Speaker Biography: Larry Appelbaum is senior music reference specialist in the Music Division of the Library of Congress. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit...

Dec. 9, 2015. Violinist Jani Lehtonen speaks about a significant arrangement for violin and piano that Fritz Kreisler made of the Sibelius Violin Concerto, despite the fact that Sibelius had already prepared one. Lehtonen explores the differences between the versions and advocates for Kreisler's unique contribution. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7162

Oct. 6, 2015. Gabriel Muñoz performed the Puerto Rican cuatro and discussed a brief history of the instrument and music. For more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7149

Sep. 25, 2015. The Down Hill Strugglers and John Cohen played traditional American music they have learned directly from the amazing collections at the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress. For more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7122

April 10, 2014. A conversation with composers Pierre Jalbert and Jörg Widmann, plus two performers with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7120