In Memoriam: Edward Beach

January 12, 2010 by Pat Padua

The Music Division was saddened to learn that legendary jazz broadcaster Edward Beach passed awayon Christmas Day. Beach was the host of “Just Jazz,” a radio program which ran in New York City from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. The Library of Congress is home to the Edward Beach Collection, which consists of his broadcast …

Remembering Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

January 6, 2010 by Pat Padua

The following is a guest post by Robin Rausch, Senior Music Specialist. In 1922, Swiss-born composer Ernest Bloch’s American experience had soured. He did not wish to become an American citizen after all—he would return to Europe. But a visit to his friend, Music Division chief Carl Engel, changed his mind. It was Bloch’s first trip …