Omar Thomas – Classics for Kids https://www.classicsforkids.com/composer/omar-thomas/
in the 8th grade, leading him to eventually pursue Jazz composition at the New England
in the 8th grade, leading him to eventually pursue Jazz composition at the New England
Trinity Lê, CFK Intern Randall Goosby is an American concert violinist. He is the recipient of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant and was the first prize winner of the […]
Born in London, England, Kahvah Whittaker Violinist Randall Goosby Visits CFK
from working for the Esterhazy family, Haydn made two very successful trips to England
Born in London, England, […] Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Das Jahr A.
An educational outreach program of 90.9 WGUC
Born in London, England, […] Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Das Jahr A.
An educational outreach program of 90.9 WGUC
Born in London, England, […] Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Das Jahr A.
Dr. Kori’s blog for CFK
Born in London, England, […] Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Das Jahr A.
Both Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughn Williams loved using folk music in their music. They were inspired by a „folk song revival“ started by an English musician named Cecil Sharp […]
English musician named Cecil Sharp collected thousands of folk tunes from around England
Leonard Bernstein’s „Candide“ is an operetta. An operetta is like an opera, with one big difference. In opera, everything is sung, but in operetta, there are spoken lines between the […]
In England and America, operetta developed into what form?
Charles Ives loved to put hymns into his music. Several other composers borrowed hymn tunes; here are several examples from 20th Century American compositions.
Appalachian Spring Simple Gifts Symphony on a Hymn Tune How Firm a Foundation Chester New England