Sample Programs for All Audiences
 The Piano Men:
Music by the two greatest pianist/composers: Chopin and Liszt.
American Journey:
Music inspired by American places by Roy Harris, Rubin Goldmark, Nathaniel Dett, John Work, Quincy Porter and George Gershwin.
Woven Images:
Music inspired by the visual arts from painting to rug weaving. Compositions by Mussorgky, Allen Krantz and Harold Triggs.
Asian Magic:
Music by composers from China, Australia, Japan and Indonesia.
Sample Programs for Schools
African-American Music:
Illustrating the incredible variety of music composed by African-Americans: music influenced by spirituals, ragtime, shout, jazz.
American Composers and History:
How American composers wrote music reflecting the times and culture they lived in – from the Victorian and the Gilded Age through the 1920’s, the Depression and World War II, the 1960’s and into our own era.
Music of the Dance:
Dance music by composers of various ethnic backgrounds. Presentation for children includes clapping in rhythm, discussion of dance types and their origins. Music by Chopin, Grieg, Debussy, Nathaniel Dett, Scott Joplin.
Pictures in Music:
Pieces that evoke pictures. Children are invited to describe and draw pictures of what they hear. Music by Liszt, Debussy, Grieg, Mussorgsky.
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