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Library of Congress Pre-Concert Conversation with Oliver Knussen & Marc Neikrug 2014 · Talk Oliver Knussen and Mark Neikrug discuss their residency at the Library of Congress and commission, "Tiger's Nest for Piano Trio." Library of Congress Birmingham Contemporary Music Group 2014 · Talk Members of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group are joined by pianist Huw Watkins for a chamber music performance during the Oliver Knussen Residency. On the… Library of Congress Hermitage Photograph Conservation Initiative 2014 · Talk The Hermitage Photograph Conservation Initiative is a collaborative project to provide training in conservation, documentation and cataloging practice to… Library of Congress The President's Own" United States Marine Band 2014 · Talk A survey of music for wind ensemble that includes some of the great composers for winds, such as Stravinsky and Mozart, with music by Oliver Knussen's… Library of Congress Tackling Unemployment: The Legislative Dynamics of the Employment Act of 1946 2014 · Talk Author Ruth Ellen Wasem discussed her book, "Tackling Unemployment: The Legislative Dynamics of the Employment Act of 1946," which covers the sweeping… Library of Congress Traditional Classical Persian Music 2014 · Talk A concert of traditional classical Persian music by Nader Majd & Farshid Mahjour. Library of Congress Jascha Heifetz, Iconic Violinist 2014 · Talk Three Heifetz experts discuss the life and legacy of the great twentieth-century Russian-American violinist. Library of Congress Locality & Nation: Civil Rights & Voting Rights in the Deep South, 1963-1966 2014 · Talk Thomas Jackson and Hasan Kwame Jeffries discuss the hard work of grass roots organizing of the civil rights movement that is often overlooked in histories.… Library of Congress International Literature: Andrés Neuman 2014 · Talk Spanish-Argentinian writer Andrés Neuman reads and discusses his forthcoming novel, "Talking to Ourselves." Library of Congress DNA & the Origins of Peoples: The Armenians 2014 · Talk Hovann Simonian and Peter Hrechdakian delivered the 18th Annual Vardanants Day Armenian lecture on their work using social media to expand the nonprofit… Library of Congress Finding New Perspectives on the Germania Musical Society 2014 · Talk Nancy Newman presents an American Musicological Society lecture, "A Program Not Greatly to Their Credit": Finding New Perspectives on the Germania Musical… Library of Congress Literary Birthday Celebration: Vladimir Nabokov 2014 · Talk Authors Dinaw Mengestu and Azar Nafisi celebrate the birthday of Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov by reading selections from his work and discussing his… Library of Congress Magnifying the Universe 2014 · Talk Jane Rigby demonstrated how scientists study parts of the distant universe with the use of natural telescopes (a natural phenomenon known as gravitational… Library of Congress Torcuato Zamora: Flamenco Guitar with Dancers from Furia Flamenco 2014 · Talk A concert featuring guitarist Torcuato Zamora and flamenco dance company Furia Flamenco. Library of Congress World Intellectual Property Day - Movies: A Global Passion 2014 · Talk The U.S. Copyright Office hosted a Copyright Matters program in connection with World Intellectual Property Day. This year's theme, as announced by the World… Library of Congress How to Read a Poem & Fall in Love with Poetry 2014 · Talk Washington Post Fiction Editor Ron Charles conducts an in-depth interview with poet Edward Hirsch. Library of Congress Motive Cello: Motivations in the Cello Sonatas of Beethoven, Brahms & Chopin 2014 · Talk As part of a talk preceding a performance by Daniel Müller-Schott and Simon Trpceski, David Plylar speaks about some of the relationships between musical… Library of Congress Concert: Daniel Müller-Schott, Cello & Simon Trpčeski, Piano 2014 · Talk Cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and pianist Simon Trpčeski perform Beethoven's Sonata in C major, op. 102, no. 1, Brahms' Sonata in F major, op. 99, and Chopin's… Library of Congress The Persian Book of Kings: Vicissitudes of a Foundational Text in Iranian Culture 2014 · Talk Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak discussed "The Persian Book of Kings" as part of the Library's "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book" exhibition. Library of Congress An Anthropologist Looks Back on Decades Living in the Middle East 2014 · Talk Andrea Rugh reflects on her years living and working as an anthropologist in the Middle East. Library of Congress In Celebration of El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros 2014 · Talk Meg Medina presents her book "Tia Isa Wants a Car" (in Spanish and English) to elementary children from Washington, D.C. bi-lingual and Spanish immersion… Library of Congress Ever Faithful: Race, Loyalty, and the Ends of Empire in Spanish Cuba 2014 · Talk Discussing his new book, David Sartorius explored the relationship between political allegiance and race in 19th-century Cuba. Challenging assumptions that… Library of Congress American Democracy & the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters 2014 · Talk As part of Law Day 2014, Jeffrey Rosen discusses American democracy and the rule of law in commemoration of the impending 50th anniversaries of the Civil… Library of Congress Hernandez v. Texas: American Civil Liberties, Then & Now 2014 · Talk A discussion of the landmark Supreme Court decision giving Mexican-Americans equal protection under the 14th Amendment. Speakers included Hilda G. Tagle and… Library of Congress Jeffrey Brown: 2014 National Book Festival 2014 · Talk Jeffrey Brown appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Tiphanie Yanique: 2014 National Book Festival 2014 · Talk Tiphanie Yanique appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress A Book That Shaped Me Summer Writing Contest Awards 2014 · Talk The winners of the National Book Festival's summer reading program called "A Book That Shaped Me" received their awards. Library of Congress The 78 Project: Documenting Historic Sound in the Contemporary World 2014 · Talk Since August 2011, Alex Steyermark and Lavinia Jones Wright have been traveling across the United States, recording contemporary musicians on a 1930s Presto… Library of Congress Son Jarocho Master Musicians: César Castro, Artemio Posadas & Luis Sarimientos 2014 · Talk The Alliance for California Traditional Arts curates a presentation of some of the key master artists and their apprentices from Northern and Southern… Library of Congress Hispanic Americans in Congress 1922-2012 2014 · Talk Terrance Rucker and Tracy North present this recently published comprehensive history that highlights the accomplishments of the Hispanic Americans who have… Library of Congress Living Spirit: Literature and Resurgence in Okinawa 2014 · Talk Writer/editor Frank Stewart and scholar/translator Katsunori Yamazato read from the MANOA special feature "Living Spirit: Literature and Resurgence in… Library of Congress William Wells Brown: An African-American Life 2014 · Talk Ezra Greenspan will discussed his book "William Wells Brown: An African American Life." Brown (1814-1884) was born a slave and kept functionally illiterate… Library of Congress So We Read On: How "The Great Gatsby" Came To Be and Why It Endures 2014 · Talk In her recently published book on "The Great Gatsby," Maureen Corrigan presents a new perspective on why F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel is a… Library of Congress A Tribute to the Life & Legacy of Hon. Reynaldo Garza, Jurist & Hispanic American Pioneer 2014 · Talk Rep. Filemon B. Vela Jr. pays tribute to the life and legacy of Reynaldo Garza, the first Mexican-American appointed to a federal court. Other speakers… Library of Congress World War I Symposium 2014 · Talk Gerard Toal (Virginia Tech), Paul Miller (McDaniel College) and retired US Ambassador Jacques Paul Klein discuss the territorial and ethnic conflicts that led… Library of Congress Magna Carta & the American Constitution 2014 · Talk For the Library's annual Constitution Day lecture, Akhil Reed Amar discussed Magna Carta and its historical connection to the U.S. Constitution. Library of Congress The World of Persian Literary Humanism: Spreading Culture through Books 2014 · Talk As part of the Library's celebration of a thousand years of the Persian book, Hamid Dabashi discusses Persian literary humanism and how Persian culture was… Library of Congress Graphic Novelist Jarrett J. Krosoczka 2014 · Talk Jarrett J. Krosoczka visited the Library's Young Readers Center to introduce his popular graphic novel "Lunch Lady" series to third graders from the Maret… Library of Congress Life of a Poet: Mary Szybist 2014 · Talk National Book Award winner Mary Szybist discusses her poetry with Ron Charles, editor of The Washington Post's Book World. Library of Congress A Thousand Years of the Persian Book: A Curator's Tour 2014 · Talk The exhibition "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book" opened in March 2014 and ended in September 2014. Hirad Dinavari gives a guided tour showcasing the most… Library of Congress Preparing for Discovery: A Rational Approach to the Impact of Finding Microbial, Complex or Intelligent Life Beyond Earth (Morning, Day 1) 2014 · Talk Kluge Center Astrobiology Chair Steven Dick convenes scientists, historians, philosophers and theologians from around the world for a two-day symposium at the… Library of Congress Preparing for Discovery: A Rational Approach to the Impact of Finding Microbial, Complex or Intelligent Life Beyond Earth (Afternoon, Day 1) 2014 · Talk Kluge Center Astrobiology Chair Steven Dick convenes scientists, historians, philosophers and theologians from around the world for a two-day symposium at the… Library of Congress National Anthem Remix Panel Discussion 2014 · Talk The Library's stacks include a trove of arrangements of our national anthem, including Stravinsky's "The Star-Spangled Banner," and "Ode to the Star-Spangled… Library of Congress Preparing for Discovery: A Rational Approach to the Impact of Finding Microbial, Complex or Intelligent Life Beyond Earth (Morning, Day 2) 2014 · Talk Kluge Center Astrobiology Chair Steven Dick convenes scientists, historians, philosophers and theologians from around the world for a two-day symposium at the… Library of Congress Preparing for Discovery: A Rational Approach to the Impact of Finding Microbial, Complex or Intelligent Life Beyond Earth (Afternoon, Day 2) 2014 · Talk Kluge Center Astrobiology Chair Steven Dick convenes scientists, historians, philosophers and theologians from around the world for a two-day symposium at the… Library of Congress National Student Poet Inaugural Reading 2014 · Talk A celebration of the National Student Poets Program, the nation's highest honor for youth poets creating original work, and the inaugural reading of the 2014… Library of Congress Charles Wright Inaugural Reading as Poet Laureate 2014 · Talk Charles Wright gives his inaugural reading as the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant to the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Worldwide Disease Surveillance & Media 2014 · Talk Lawrence Madoff discussed the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, an online network of more than 55,000 members who monitor the four corners of the…