Events at the Library of Congress

Friday March 31, 2023

Wednesday April 12, 2023

  • Event | concerts and performances

    Spælimenninir: Folk Music from Scandinavia

    Wednesday
    April 12, 2023
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
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    Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E)
    Spælimenninir’s music is as familiar as an old time barn dance and as exotic as the landscape of the Faroe Islands, the band's home in the North Atlantic. It’s music of the Nordic countries drawing on traditions centuries old and compositions new as today. The sound reflects each member’s heritage and illustrates the links between the music traditions of Scandinavia and the United States.

Friday April 14, 2023

  • Event | concerts and performances

    Mingus@100: Mingus Dynasty Quintet

    Friday
    April 14, 2023
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
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    Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
    The Library of Congress joins forces with DC JazzFest to celebrate the 100th birth year and the legacy and contributions of the virtuoso bassist, bandleader and prolific composer Charles Mingus. On an evening filled with musical magic, the Mingus Dynasty Quintet and pianist Helen Sung will pay tribute to the icon, one of the most significant jazz composers of the twentieth century.

Friday April 21, 2023

  • Event | concerts and performances

    Harlem Quartet with Michael Brown, Piano

    Friday
    April 21, 2023
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
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    St. Mark's Episcopal Church
    The Grammy-winning New York-based Harlem Quartet and pianist-composer Michael Brown come to the Library with a fierce program that features the beauty and versatility of the string quartet and piano. Known for its concept of cross-pollination, the idea that there are common factors across different musical styles, the Harlem Quartet brings together a diverse program drawn from composers of different times and backgrounds.

Wednesday May 3, 2023

  • Event | concerts and performances

    From China To Appalachia, concert featuring Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian

    Wednesday
    May 3, 2023
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
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    LJ 119
    Grammy Award winning American Roots artists Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer join with Chinese classical hammered dulcimer player Chao Tian in a show that combines music from China to Appalachia and beyond. Instrumentation includes yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer), gourd banjo, five-string banjo, ukulele, guitars, dumbek, cello-banjo and mandolin. The group’s repertoire includes traditional Chinese and Appalachian music as well as contemporary and traditional music...

Thursday May 4, 2023

  • Event | concerts and performances

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Chad Hoopes, violin

    Thursday
    May 4, 2023
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
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    St. Mark's Episcopal Church
    An exciting evening with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra honors the legacy of conductor Andre Kostelanetz, a champion for a remarkable range of American composers that included Aaron Copland, William Schuman and Jerome Kern.

Tuesday May 16, 2023

  • Event | concerts and performances

    Signum Quartet

    Tuesday
    May 16, 2023
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
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    St. Mark's Episcopal Church
    The Signum Quartet’s performance of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden has been called “as boldly imagined as a symphony” (The Times, London). The exciting German ensemble plays Schubert's emotional masterpiece, a robust Haydn quartet, the enchanting and rarely heard Quartet for Strings by South African–British composer Priaulx Rainier (“a revelation,” according to The Independent), and a striking contemplation on mortality by South African composer...

Thursday June 8, 2023

  • Event | concerts and performances

    Bill Charlap Trio with Jon Faddis, Trumpet

    Thursday
    June 8, 2023
    8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
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    Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Bill Charlap and his Trio appear with two terrific partners for a charming, close-focus encounter with Strayhorn’s unforgettable songs—and some scintillating piano solos. Trumpeter Jon Faddis is an artist known for “…making the practically impossible seem effortless” (Time Out New York). Joining them is rising star Samara Joy, newly signed to Verve Records and a recent headliner for the Jazz Society of Lincoln Center.

Saturday June 10, 2023

  • Event | concerts and performances

    Big Band Evening with Russell Malone, guitar

    Saturday
    June 10, 2023
    8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
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    Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)
    Saxophonist and conductor Loren Schoenberg, Senior Scholar at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, has delved into the Library’s archives to design a standout big band evening bringing to life both great Strayhorn classics and a few rediscovered gems.