MONTCO ON THE MOVE

112: 250th Anniversary -"Composing America: Dvořák, MacDowell, and Chadwick”

Montgomery County Community College

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Dr. Jill Meehan continues the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by discussing the roots of American classical music and the composers who helped form the American style. 

"Montco’s A “More Perfect Union”: Voices of the American Past, Present, and Future, a 250th U.S. Anniversary project, has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this event do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities."

Recorded and editied by Quinn Szente from the College's Sound Recording and Music Technology Program