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| Today in History - December 20
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On December 20, 1790, a mill, with water-powered machinery for spinning, roving, and carding cotton, began operating on the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Continue reading.
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| Poetry 180: Poem 070 - "Sentimental Moment or Why Did the Baguette Cross the Road?"
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A poem by Robert Hershon from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.
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| Concerts from the Library of Congress Announces Spring Season 2025
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Julia Bullock, soprano
Friday, January 24, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Grammy-winning American soprano Julia Bullock joins Britain’s famed Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a brilliant evening of vocal and instrumental showpieces from the Golden Age of the Baroque.
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Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt plays the Library’s magnificent 1699 Stradivari “Castelbarco” cello in a powerhouse solo recital of works by J.S. Bach, Dutilleux and Kodály.
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Francesco Corti, harpsichord
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Italian harpsichordist Francesco Corti adds a joyful spontaneity to virtuosity and flair in this recital of magisterial keyboard works by George Frideric Handel and J.S. Bach.
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Holger Falk, baritone & Steffen Schleiermacher, piano
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Baritone Holger Falk and pianist Steffen Schleiermacher perform the music of Hanns Eisler and Franz Schubert in a one-of-a-kind vocal recital.
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Jupiter Quartet
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
10 First Street SE. Washington DC 20540
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Celebrated as “an ensemble of eloquent intensity” (The New Yorker), the award-winning Jupiter String Quartet brings a program of Carlos Simon, Shulamit Ran and Beethoven to the Library of Congress, performing on its renowned Stradivari instruments.
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“Elevator to the Gallows” NR, 1h 33min (1958)
Friday, February 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
James Madison Building - Pickford Theater (LM302)
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