Welcome to Concerts from the Library of Congress-- world-class performances from the Nation's Library. Ours is the oldest chamber music radio series on the air, heard now in more than 181 cities around the country.
Bill McGlaughlin hosts 13 terrific broadcasts each year from our backstage studios here in the marble- and mosaic-filled Thomas Jefferson Building.
The Library of Congress is not only the world's largest repository of knowledge and creativity, but a distinguished presenter of the performing arts--onsite and on the air. Since 1925, our historic Coolidge Auditorium has been home to three generations of now-legendary artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, the Juilliard String Quartet, Stephen Sondheim, Joshua Bell, Leontyne Price, the Beaux Arts Trio, and many, many more. Aaron Copland's iconic Appalachian Spring was premiered here in 1944.
The series is produced by the Music Division of the Library, in cooperation with CD Syndcations. We hope you'll explore this site to get a glimpse of some of the treasures from our archives. If you have comments or questions, please contact us at 202-707-8432, or online, at amcl@loc.gov. Thanks for listening!
Radio Concerts from the Library of Congress
Local Broadcast of Library of Congress Concerts
These concerts are available on many local public radio stations nationwide.
Get a list of stations broadcasting Library of Congress radio programs. (PDF, 170K)
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The Coolidge and Whittall Legacies of Sponsorship
Two extraodinary benefactors, Elizabeth Sprague Collidge and Gertrude Clarke Whittall, made possible the distinguished chamber music tradition at the Library of Congress.
Last Updated: 10/06/2008