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See a bicentennial tribute to the man who was 16th U.S. President at
Lincoln and Liberty: Music from Abraham Lincoln's Era
PINETREE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS...
An entertaining program of music from Abraham Lincoln's lifetime, titled:
"Lincoln and Liberty: Music of Abraham Lincoln's Era"
Hear the music from the new CD, Lincoln and Liberty (AMRA No. 12), and see sheet music from the Civil War period at this Free program taking place in February:
Program presented and performed by Roger Lee Hall, author and singer
Date and Time: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Wales French Room, Stoughton Public Library, Stoughton, Massachusetts
Copies of the Listener's Guide on CD-ROM and the CD were available at this free program.
If you would like to schedule a future program on music of Abraham Lincoln's Era for your group or organization, write to:
Hear audio files using Real Player at these links:
American Music Recordings Collection [AMRC]
CD: Gentle Words -- A Shaker Music Sampler
New England Composers No. 1: Remembering Edwin A. Jones
New England Music Archive: Top 40 from the Past
CD: Music by Roger Hall, Volumes 1, 2 and 3
Highlights from American Music History
Read about music composed or published in America in the
American Music Timeline, 1640-1890
Did you know that the earliest American Christmas carols were written in New England?
Read more atChristmas Music in New England
See the first performances of music by
Read the tributes to these 19th century New England composers:
Read the list of Top 40 titles from New England's past at
New England Music Archive [NEMA]
What is the oldest choral organization in the United States?
To find out, click on this link to
There is rare music by American composers from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries at
American Music Recordings Collection [AMRC]
See the available recordings at the
Society for Earlier American Music [SEAM]
Read about these American composers:
See the list of American composers who have been selected each year for the
The Ninth Annual National Carry A Tune Week will be held October 4 - 10, 2009
To see the survey lists from past annual events, click on these links:
National Carry A Tune Week 2008
National Carry A Tune Week 2007
National Carry A Tune Week 2006
National Carry A Tune Week 2005
Read about the singing career of
Electric Ellvis
Sensational Sinatra!
See the lists of
A list of vintage songwriters from "The Great American Songbook" can be found at
See recommended reading about Shaker music at
Read about the history of America's oldest communal society at this link:
Do you know who wrote the most famous Shaker song, "Simple Gifts"?
To find out, click on this link:
For a list of recordings of original and arranged Shaker tunes, go to
See the photo and read about the historic event when
Aaron Copland Meets The Shakers
A new series titled "Film Focus" has begun highlighting one classic film and its composer.
These are now available:
No. 1: Hugo Friedhofer and THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
No. 2: Miklos Rozsa and PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE
No. 3: Max Steiner and KING KONG
No. 4: Elmer Bernstein and THE TEN COMMANDMENTs
No. 5: Bernard Herrmann and VERTIGO
No. 6: Dimitri Tiomkin and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Centennial tributes to:
Read the survey of
100 Essential Film Scores of the 20th Century
For additional information:
Film Composers and Soundtraclks
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