New Videos from the Library of Congress, May 28

Marouan Benabdallah, Rewriting Rachmaninoff & the Art of Memoir Watch these videos just added to the Library of Congress website. Marouan Benabdallah Pianist Marouan Benabdallah is one of the foremost representatives of his native Morocco on the international stage. For years he has been developing repertoire that goes beyond the canonic works of the literature he has performed to great acclaim, to include music from the Middle East and north Africa. Concert Conversation with Marouan Benabdallah Cathy Park Hong & Wayétu Moore: The Art of Memoir Poet Cathy Park Hong and novelist Wayétu Moore discuss how their memoirs give voice to history and speak to the present moment. Advancing the Rule of Law Now: A Global Perspective This panel discussion explores the rule of law from an international perspective; specifically, how the United States contributes to global understandings of the rule of law, including through funding of rule of law projects, championing rule of law principles in international entities and settings and cultivating an image as a rule of law country both at home and abroad. The Music of Holocaust Memory in the Early Cold War Mackenzie Pierce analyzes one of the earliest operas that commemorate the Holocaust, "The Annointed" (1951) by Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern. The Wiz: Conversation with Production Designer Tony Walton Tony Walton joins the Library of Congress for an interview before a film screening of "The Wiz," with an intimate look at some of the designs created for the film. Rewriting Rachmaninoff: Transcriptions and Revisions in the Library's Collections David Plylar explores the Sergei Rachmaninoff collections focusing on the composer's acts of "rewriting." These includes samples of Rachmaninoff's sketches, editing marks, revisions, ossia passages, transcriptions of his own works and transcriptions of others. Also referenced are transcriptions of Rachmaninoff's works by Kreisler and Heifetz. Federal Public Service Recognition We concludes May's recognition of the nation's public servants -- including Library employees -- as music archivist Jane Cross tells of the magic of coming across Billy Strayhorn's handwritten copy of "Take the A Train" in the archives.   Home  |  About  |  Contact Subscriber Preferences & Unsubscribe  |  Subscriber Help   This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000