Broadway Stars BROADWAYSTARS

On the incongruities of a venerable concert hall's summer programming

by Chloe Veltman

There's an interesting disconnect at the Library of Congress in the way it presents some of its concerts.The Coolidge auditorium, where the venerable institution's live music programming generally takes place, is a quintessentially old fashioned concert hall. Built in the 1920s, it is designed to suit passive audiences sitting in the dark watching virtuoso performers on stage and clapping politely when they're done.B…

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 3:34pm on August 23, 2012