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John Eaton Celebrates His Favorite Songwriters

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John Eaton Celebrates His Favorite Songwriters

4-Session Daytime Course

4 sessions, from September 9 ​to 30, 2020​
Code: 1M2081
Registration
$80
Member
$130
Nonmember

The 4 programs included in this series are:

4-Session Daytime Course
September 9, 2020 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:45 a.m. ET​
Session details

Pianist, vocalist, and humorist extraordinaire John Eaton pays tribute to three of his favorite great American composers—Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Rodgers, and Harold Arlen—and the music of 1964. Eaton closes the program with a special concert of his own and your favorites.

Daytime Program
September 16, 2020 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:45 a.m. ET​
Session details

In this 4-session daytime course, pianist, vocalist, and humorist extraordinaire John Eaton pays tribute to three of his favorite great American composers—Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Rodgers, and Harold Arlen—and the music of 1964. This session celebrates the music of Richard Rodgers.

Daytime Program
September 23, 2020 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:45 a.m. ET​
Session details

In this 4-session daytime course, pianist, vocalist, and humorist extraordinaire John Eaton pays tribute to three of his favorite great American composers—Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Rodgers, and Harold Arlen—and the music of 1964. This session celebrates the music of Harold Arlen.

Daytime Program
September 30, 2020 - ​10:15 a.m. ​to 11:45 a.m. ET​
Session details

In this 4-session daytime course, pianist, vocalist, and humorist extraordinaire John Eaton pays tribute to three of his favorite great American composers—Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Rodgers, and Harold Arlen—and the music of 1964. This session focuses on the music of 1964.

This program has been postponed. Once more information is confirmed, ticket holders will be notified about any rescheduled dates and times.

 

Please Note: This course has rescheduled dates (originally April 29 to May 20, 2020).

Join pianist, vocalist, and humorist extraordinaire John Eaton in his 41st season at the Smithsonian as he pays tribute to three of his favorite great American composers: Hoagy Carmichael, creator of classics such as Skylark, Georgia on My Mind, and Stardust, which remain beyond category; Richard Rodgers, genius writer of melodies famously teamed with two of America's greatest lyricists; and the enigmatic and wonderful Harold Arlen, composer of Over the Rainbow, Blues in the Night, and Come Rain or Come Shine.

Eaton concludes the series with a discussion of the importance of 1964, the year that Bob Dylan and the Beatles emerged. He closes the program with a special concert of his own and your favorites. (As always, he will take requests!)

SEPT 9  Jazz, Folk, or Pop: The Paradoxical Genius of Hoagy Carmichael

SEPT 16  One Composer, Two Lyricists: The Worlds of Richard Rodgers

SEPT 23  Harold Arlen: The Wonderful Wizard of Song

SEPT 30  1964: The Year the Music Changed

4 sessions

Photo caption (upper right): John Eaton at the piano