Cherry & Jerry, (Isaac Cherry & Jerry Rabushka), based in St. Louis, share music by women Ragtime composers including May Aufderheide from Indiana.
Ragtime music, the first truly American musical genre, and made popular by Scott Joplin, also had women composers. These women faced challenges – it wasn’t considered very “ladylike” to write this kind of music, and once they got married, they were expected to give up their career and raise a family. Still, a surprising amount of ragtime was written by women, and much of it was very successful in its time. Cherry & Jerry, (Isaac Cherry & Jerry Rabushka), based in St. Louis, share music by May Aufderheide, the Indiana composer who is considered the best of the female composers; Charlotte Blake of Detroit, who was known not only for ragtime but also for popular songs; and Irene Giblin, who got her start demonstrating sheet music in a St. Louis department store. View at facebook.com/mybcpl or youtube.com/mybcpl
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Music and Concerts |
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