A Vermont Music Sampler (Vermont Humanities Council)
Start Date : August 19, 2013
End Date : August 19, 2013
Time : 7:00 pm
Location :
Woodstock Historical Society, 26 Elm St, Woodstock, VT
Description
Vermont has a significant and fascinating musical folklore. John Philip Sousa wrote "Stars and Stripes Forever" in Isle La Motte; Justin Morgan was first a composer and secondly a horse breeder; many Vermont folk songs and ballads were gathered by Helen Flanders; electronic music was discovered at Bennington College; and there's more! This slide presentation includes listening to music on tape and commentary from musician and scholar William Tortolano. Hosted by the Woodstock Historical Society. Woodstock Historical Society, 26 Elm St, 7:00 pm.Jennie Shurtleff, (802) 457-1822.
Event Categories: History & Heritage, Lectures, Music & Concerts, and Upper Valley.