The Musical Worlds of Victor Herbert

Event Time:8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

Washington, DC

Website: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/

"The Musical Worlds of Victor Herbert" examines the multifaceted life of this influential musician through materials selected from the vast Victor Herbert Collection at the Library of Congress. The exhibition explores his remarkable career through a display of original Herbert scores of both concert and show music, printed copies of his music, programs, publicity materials and photographs, as well as the composer's death mask. The exhibition also will include material about Herbert's role as the founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). An audiovisual program featuring selections of Herbert's music and clips from films of his operettas will complement the exhibition objects.