STREAMING PROGRAM INFORMATION
- This program is part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming series.
- Platform: Zoom
- Online registration is required.
- If you register multiple individuals, you will be asked to supply individual names and email addresses so they can receive a Zoom link email. Please note that if there is a change in program schedule or a cancellation, we will notify you via email, and it will be your responsibility to notify other registrants in your group.
Join pianist, vocalist, and humorist extraordinaire in his 41st season at the Smithsonian as he pays tribute to three of his favorite great American composers.
He salutes the enigmatic Harold Arlen, composer of Over the Rainbow, Blues in the Night, and Come Rain or Come Shine; Hoagie Carmichael, creator of classics such as Skylark, Georgia on My Mind, and Stardust that remain beyond category; and the incomparable George Gershwin, who brought down the cultural barriers separating classical and popular music with the masterpieces Rhapsody in Blue and Porgy and Bess, and also wrote great show tunes, such as Someone to Watch Over Me and I Got Rhythm.
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.
NOV 24 Harold Arlen: The Wonderful Wizard of Song
DEC 1 Jazz, Folk, or Pop: The Paradoxical Genius of Hoagie Carmichael
DEC 8 George Gershwin: The Great Reconciler
DEC 15 1964: The Year the Music Changed
4 sessions
Patron Information
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