LibraryAware Music Appreciation Series

Music to Your Ears

A Music Appreciation Series for Adults

with

Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis and Dr. Gabe Fankhauser

STRIKE UP THE BAND:

Exploring American Music

Let the drums roll out, let the trumpet call! From the birth of jazz to stirring marches and soaring symphonies, the United States is home to some of the world’s greatest musical forms and compositions.

Journey with University of North Georgia professor of music Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis as she takes us from the entrepreneurial career of John Philip Sousa and the jazz-inflected compositions of George Gershwin to the scores of Aaron Copland and modernist composer Ruth Crawford Seeger. Listen to pieces that have helped define American music, and discover why American art music of the early 20th century is so unique, inspirational, and enduring.

Tuesday, September 4

6:30 p.m.

Post Road Library

FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE SPOOKY:

Appreciating the Music of Autumn

William Cullen Bryant described Autumn as, "...the year's last, loveliest smile."

Join professor Esther Morgan-Ellis and discover music celebrating Autumn throughout the ages, including sublime pieces by Antonio Vivaldi, Joseph Haydn, Alexander Glazunov, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Amy Beach. But an Autumn program wouldn't be complete without also celebrating the spooky. So, get ready to explore some pieces that will give you goose bumps and spine tingles, too!

Tuesday, October 2

6:30 p.m.

Sharon Forks Library

SLEIGH BELLS RING:

Celebrating Music of the Season

Ring in the season with winter music appreciation presented by Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis!

Saturday, December 1

2:00 p.m.

Hampton Park Library

DECK THE HALLS:

Appreciating the Music of Winter

Warm up during the coldest time of the year with music appreciation presented by Dr. Gabe Fankhauser!

Sunday, December 2

2:00 p.m.

Cumming Library

ABOUT DR. ESTHER MORGAN-ELLIS

Esther M. Morgan-Ellis serves as Assistant Professor of Music History and World Music at the University of North Georgia, where she also teaches cello and directs the orchestra.

Her book, Everybody Sing!: Community Singing in the American Picture Palace, was published in 2018 by UGA Press.

ABOUT DR. GABE FANKHAUSER

Gabe Fankhauser serves as Associate Professor of Music at the University of North Georgia. He joined the faculty in 2014, after teaching and coordinating music theory at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC for many years.

His most recent publications include an article in Music Analysis that uses Schenkerian and phrase rhythm analysis as tools toward interpreting meaning in Shostakovich’s Second Piano Trio. He has a form and analysis textbook currently being published by Kendall-Hunt.

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS IS SPONSORED BY FCPL FRIENDS & ADVOCATES

Music to Your Ears is sponsored by FCPL Friends & Advocates.

Shop the Friends Bookstores at the Cumming, Post Road, and Sharon Forks Libraries or visit www.forsythfol.org to join the Friends.