Concert to Feature Songs of the Civil War
Concert to Feature Songs of the Civil War
Georgia Southern University presents its final concert in the America’s Music grant series on Friday, Oct. 4 with a presentation of “We are Coming, Father Abram: Abraham Lincoln and the Songs of the Civil War.” The performance begins at 7 p.m. in the Carter Recital Hall in the Foy Building, 84 Georgia Avenue. The concert is free and open to everyone.
“America's Music, A Film History of Our Popular Music From Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway,” presents this free concert featuring Michael Lasser, Cindy Miller and Alan Jones. Lasser is a lecturer, writer, broadcaster and critic. He is co-author of America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley. Miller is described as singing every kind of song and performing it with wit, warmth and conviction. Jones, a singer and piano player, is best known as a cabaret performer.
The concert is sponsored by the Zach S. Henderson Library. This program is a project by the Tribeca Film Institute in collaboration with the American Library Association, Tribeca Flashpoint and the Society for American Music. It is made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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