) ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp rag ue ▁C ool idge ▁Medal ▁for ▁Con duct ors ▁ ▁James ▁Allen ▁D ixon ▁( 1 9 2 8 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁( 1 9 5 5 ) ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp rag ue ▁C ool idge ▁Medal ▁for ▁Best ▁Performance ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Music ▁ ▁The ▁Zag reb ▁Solo ists ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp rag ue ▁C ool idge ▁Medal ▁for ▁the ▁Best ▁String ▁Quart et ▁in ▁Europe ▁ ▁The ▁Netherlands ▁String ▁Quart et ▁( 1 9 6 5 ) ▁ ▁Other ▁comm issions ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁she ▁commission ed ▁the ▁P agan ini ▁Quart et , ▁led ▁by ▁Henri ▁Tem ian ka . ▁The ▁Sp rag ue ▁Memorial ▁Hall ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁was ▁also ▁fin anced ▁by ▁C ool idge . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp rag ue ▁C ool idge ▁Foundation ▁▁ ▁Her ▁most ▁innov ative ▁and ▁cost ly ▁ende avor , ▁however , ▁was ▁her ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 - se at ▁C ool idge ▁Aud itor ium , ▁specifically ▁intended ▁for ▁chamber ▁music , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁This ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp rag ue ▁C ool idge ▁Foundation ▁to ▁organ ize ▁concert s ▁in ▁that ▁aud itor ium ▁and ▁to ▁commission ▁new ▁chamber ▁music ▁from ▁both ▁European ▁and ▁American ▁compos ers , ▁as ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁do ▁today . ▁ ▁Support ▁of ▁compos ers ▁and ▁musical