2010-11 Preview Schedule
The Library of Congress celebrates its 85 years of history as a concert presenter with a stellar 36-event season presenting new American music at the intersection of many genres–classical music, jazz, country, folk and pop.
Honoring a longstanding commitment to American creativity and strong support for American composers, the series offers a new music mini-festival, with world premiere performances of Library of Congress commissions by Sebastian Currier and Stephen Hartke. Twelve of the nation’s distinguished composers, established and emerging, come to the Library for premieres, performances, and preconcert conversations. The season lineup also offers impressive period instrument ensembles and artists–Ensemble 415, The English concert, Trevor Pinnock and Paolo Pandolfo.
Concerts are presented in the Library’s historic Coolidge Auditorium, located in the Thomas Jefferson Building, 1st and Independence, S.E., unless otherwise noted. All events are free of charge to the public, but tickets are required, available through TicketMaster for a nominal service charge, and from the Atlas Performing Arts Center box office for onLOCation at the Atlas events. For updated concert listings, and details about repertoire and pre-concert presentations, please visit the concert website at www.loc.gov/concerts and subscribe to the concert series listserv.
For concert descriptions, see the Press Release on the 2010-2011 season.
| Date | Event Descrition | Tickets available |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Events | ||
| Friday, October 8 Wednesday, October 13 Thursday, October 14 Thursday, October 21 Thursday, October 28 Saturday, October 30 Tuesday, November 9 Saturday, November 13 Friday, November 19 Saturday, November 20 Friday, December 3 Saturday, December 4 Saturday, December 11 Saturday, December 18 |
Ensemble 415 Arcanto Quartet The English Concert Talich Quartet Thomas Hampson and Craig Rutenberg Helsinki Baroque - Founder’s Day Concert Gautier Capuçon, cello & Gabriela Montero, piano Man, Music, and Machine, Borromeo Quartet 2 p.m. Doric Quartet Wadada Leo Smith’s Golden Quartet Lionel Loueke Trio onLOCation at the Atlas Country Music Association Songwriters Series Jack Gottlieb: Lecture-concert and booksigning, 2 p.m. 18 Sybarite5 - Stradivari Anniversary |
Sep 8 Sep 8 Sep 8 Sep 8 Sep 15 Sep 15 Sep 29 NTR Oct 6 Oct 6 Oct 20* Oct 20 NTR Nov 3 |
| 2011 Events | ||
| Friday, February 4 Friday, February 11 Tuesday, February 22 Friday, February 25 Saturday, February 26 Tuesday, March 1 Thursday, March 3 Friday, March 4 Saturday, March 5 Thursday, March 10 Friday, March 11 Saturday, March 26 Tuesday, March 29 Friday, April 8 Saturday, April 9 Monday, April 11 Thursday, April 28 Thursday, May 5 Friday, May 6 Saturday, May 7 Friday, May 13 Saturday, May 14 Friday, May 20 Saturday, May 21 |
Salzburg Hyperion Ensemble Utrecht String Quartet Quatuor Debussy with Katherine Chi, piano Eddie Daniels, clarinet & Roger Kellaway, piano Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba & Thomas Boysen, theorbo Brad Mehldau, piano Schumann Trio Shepherd School of Music - 12 p.m Shepherd School of Music - 2 p.m. Wordless Music Orchestra with Tyondai Braxton Antares with Marianna Mihai-Zoeter, soprano Tanya Tomkins, Baroque cello - (11:00 am / 5:30 pm) Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord London Conchord Ensemble U.S. Army Blues - Ellington, Mingus, and Mulligan - 2 pm Martial Solal, piano Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" - Music of Aaron Copland Colin Jacobsen, violin & Bruce Levingston, piano Sue Mathys Broadway Cabaret On LOCation at the Atlas Music from Moscow with Tigran Alikhanov, piano NOW Ensemble / Victoire On LOCation at the Atlas eighth blackbird U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own” On LOCation at the Atlas |
Dec 22 Dec 29 Jan 12 Jan 12 Jan 12 Jan 19 Jan 19 NTR NTR Jan 26 Jan 26 Feb 9 Feb 16 Feb 23 NTR Feb 23 Mar 16 NTR Mar 23 Mar 23* Mar 30 Mar 30* Apr 6 NTR |
* Tickets available through the Atlas Performing Arts Center Box Office
Film Series
Film Screenings 7:00 p.m. Mary Pickford Theater, James Madison Building, 3rd Floor
No advance reservations are required for Music Division film screenings. Free tickets will be distributed on the night of each screening on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is limited, and patrons are encouraged to arrive early.
- Mondays, Nov 22-Dec 13 - Sir Paul McCartney Filmfest (No Tickets Required)
- Mondays, Mar 9-30 - Celebrating the Oscars at the Nation’s Library (No Tickets Required)
- Mondays, April 4-15 - Jazz Film Series (No Tickets Required)
For further information, please call (202) 707-5503, or visit the concert website, www.loc.gov/concerts.