Adult Education: "A Fine Romance"
What Makes That Jewish - Influences on American Popular Music - Wednesday, January 25, 7:30-9 p.m.
Take part in our first in-depth look at what we’ve learned from the American Library Association exhibit “A Fine Romance – Jewish Songwriters, American Songs 1910-1965”.
Linda Sweenie will answer the question: What makes that music sound
Jewish? We’ll look at how melodies and musical themes from traditional
Jewish music and holidays have influenced the melodies and modalities of
Jewish American composers and songwriters. Find out why what you hear
makes you feel the Jewishness of these composers’ melodies.
What Makes That Jewish –
Jewish Themes in American Popular Music - Wednesday, February 15, 7:30-9 p.m.
As we continue to host the exhibit “A Fine Romance – Jewish Songwriters, American Songs 1910-1965”,
we will present a final educational session on the composers. Linda
Sweenie will switch the focus from melody to message, exploring how
Jewish themes and values are reflected in their work, and how the Jewish
experience informs the lyrics and subject matter of so many of their
songs.
A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters,
American Songs, 1910-1965 was developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit
organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and
ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The
national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by grants from the
Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the
David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor, with additional support
from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life.