by Sandra Oberdorfer | Dec 28, 2021
Join musicologist Gordon Neal Herman for this online presentation. Amy Beach: First Great American Female Composer Amy Beach, born 1867 was a child prodigy who began composing at age 4 and performing piano concerts at age 6. Beach was the first American composer to...
by Sandra Oberdorfer | Dec 7, 2021
Join musicologist Gordon Neal Herman for this online presentation. Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith was one of the most popular of the female blues singers during the 1920s and 30s. She began singing on street corners of Chattanooga, Tenn. at the turn...
by Sandra Oberdorfer | Nov 19, 2021
Join musicologist Gordon Neal Herman for this online presentation. Leonard Bernstein: American Superstar of Classical Music With his last-minute replacement of Bruno Walter conducting the New York Philharmonic, Bernstein’s career was propelled into stardom. He became...
by Sandra Oberdorfer | Jun 21, 2021
Join musicologist Gordon Neal Herman for this online presentation. Writer of “This Land is Your Land” and father of Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie is considered a significant figure in American Folk Music and was seen as voice for the common man. His songs range from the...
by Sandra Oberdorfer | Jun 21, 2021
Join musicologist Gordon Neal Herman for this presentation. Scott Joplin became known as the King of Ragtime with the publication of his piano piece Maple Leaf Rag but fell into obscurity before he died. Through music, pictures and videos, this presentation will trace...
