Rags to Riches
with the KSO’s Newport Ragtime Band
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:00 a.m. Florence Baptist Church
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Notre Dame Academy [WEDNESDAY CONCERTS FULL]
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The KSO’s Newport Ragtime Band celebrates Black History Month with a performance and slide show that surveys the roots of American musical heritage. The program offers ragtime, blues and early jazz from 1895-1932, featuring tunes by legendary African American musicians/composers Scott Joplin, James Reese Europe, W.C. Handy, Jelly Roll Morton, Eubie Blake and others. Also, learn how Cincinnati composers contributed to this genre of music. Limited opportunities are available for this 9-piece group to travel to schools with auditoriums.
