Women ragtime composers faced challenges – it wasn’t considered very “ladylike” to write this kind of music, and once they got married, they were expected to give up their career and raise a family. Still, a surprising amount of ragtime ...
Black composers were on the forefront of American popular music; ragtime itself was the combination of African syncopation over a European march beat and formed the basis for the development of blues and jazz. Growing up as the children of ...
Pop music comes and goes, but some songs from over 100 years ago are just as fresh in the mind as the day they were written. The Entertainer, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, St. Louis Blues, and Ballin’ the Jack are still ...
Fingers and bow flying, Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole take listeners on a musical odyssey not so different from his own musical and cultural education in Upper Louisiana Creole Culture. Taught to play fiddle by local Creole fiddlers Roy Boyer ...
The Wild Blue Ukulele Orchestra returns to the DeKalb Public Library to perform a virtual showcase of music featuring a full range of ukuleles - from the soprano to the UBass. The fully orchestrated arrangements cover a variety of genres ...
Music stimulates the senses and engages us on many levels. Join music therapist Angie Carter for a special morning of musical developmental activities. Click here to participate in this virtual program live on select Friday mornings. Past programs are also available for anyone ...
Music stimulates the senses and engages us on many levels. Join music therapist Angie Carter for a special morning of musical developmental activities. Click here to participate in this virtual program live on select Friday mornings. Past programs are also available for anyone ...
Music stimulates the senses and engages us on many levels. Join music therapist Angie Carter for a special morning of musical developmental activities. Click here to participate in this virtual program live on select Friday mornings. Past programs are also available for anyone ...
Pathfinders are guides to library resources for a variety of topics. The second topic we’re covering is African American classical composers, musicians, and singers. This list, gathered by Teresa, an adult services reference librarian, includes items available in our collection ...
International singer songwriter Barb Sorensen performs a virtual concert featuring original pop/rock songs written for her latest CD, Farm Art, mixed with traditional German and Norwegian folk songs, folklore, and stories from her tours. German songs (with a yodel or two ...
February 16, 2021
Teen Advisory Group is back!
February 16, 2021
Pathfinder: African Americans in the Arts: Classical Composers, Musicians, and Singers
February 15, 2021
Happy Darwin Day!
February 11, 2021
Highlighting Black Voices: Week 1
