Top of page

Film, Video Press Conference Announcing Library Commission of Stevie Wonder Composition

[ Part 1/1 ]

About this Item

Title

  • Press Conference Announcing Library Commission of Stevie Wonder Composition

Names

  • Wonder, Stevie (speaker)

Created / Published

  • Library of Congress, 2009.

Notes

  • -  Singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder, the awardee of the second Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, and Librarian of Congress James H. Billington held a press conference to discuss the world premiere of his instrumental composition, which was commissioned by the Library. Wonder described the evolution of "Sketches of a Life," which was inspired by his life experiences and influenced by his longtime love for classical music. The Librarian explained the importance of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and the selection of Wonder as "the epitome of what the prize presents." (Content)
  • -  Recorded February 23, 2009 (date)

Form

  • videorecording

Extent

  • videorecording ; 22 min

Repository

  • Music Division

Online Format

  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

While the Library of Congress created most of the videos in this collection, they include copyrighted materials that the Library has permission from rightsholders to present.  Rights assessment is your responsibility.  The written permission of the copyright owners in materials not in the public domain is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. There may also be content that is protected under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations.  Permissions may additionally be required from holders of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights). Whenever possible, we provide information that we have about copyright owners and related matters in the catalog records, finding aids and other texts that accompany collections. However, the information we have may not be accurate or complete.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Credit Line: Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Wonder, Stevie. Press Conference Announcing Library Commission of Stevie Wonder Composition. Library of Congress, 2009. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200196466/.

APA citation style:

Wonder, S. (2009) Press Conference Announcing Library Commission of Stevie Wonder Composition. Library of Congress. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200196466/.

MLA citation style:

Wonder, Stevie. Press Conference Announcing Library Commission of Stevie Wonder Composition. Library of Congress, 2009. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200196466/>.