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Your Own Concert Style and Theme

Detroit Key Man David Rodgers provides Piano Concert Talks (great for libraries, cultural centers, museums, colleges, senior centers), standard concerts (great for concert venues, festivals, house concerts), and event music (great for weddings, anniversaries, corporate events, and mitzvahs). Each allows for your choice of theme (Motown, Beatles, Broadway, Folk Rock, Sixties, Love Songs, Holiday, Disney/Children’s, Taylor Swift, Jewish themes – see info below) or a mixture from our playlist. Compare concert types below. 

Concert Types

Piano Concert Talks

– Solo piano songs on a given theme (see below)
– Fun facts and stories (approx 1 min./song)
– Musical trivia and Q&A session
– Great for libraries, museums, cultural centers, colleges, senior centers, religious organizations

Piano Concerts

– Solo piano songs on a given theme (see below)
– Candle lighting available, great for date nights
– Less spoken (10 seconds or less before songs)
– Great for concert venues, festivals, house concerts, religious organizations, more

Event Music

– Solo piano music, many styles (playlist below)
– Background music or celebration/ceremony
– Song requests available at booking
– Great for weddings, corporate events, anniversaries, mitzvahs, and more

Music of the Motor City

Music of the Motor City

Explore the sounds of 1960s sounds of Detroit, MI with hits by Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, the Supremes, and more.
Evolution of the Beatles

Evolution of the Beatles

How the Beatles revolutionized popular music from their early days through the breakup of the band.
Best of Broadway

Best of Broadway

From the early days of Gershwin and Rodgers and Hammerstein, all the way through modern day hits, trace the steps of this American institution.
Folk Rock Revolution

Folk Rock Revolution

From Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel to Jim Croce and the Mamas and the Papas, the poetic sounds of the sixties and seventies.
The Spectacular Sixties

The Spectacular Sixties

Featuring songs of the Rolling Stones and Beach Boys to the Monkees and Aretha Franklin, explore one of music’s most influential decades.
A Century of Love Songs

A Century of Love Songs

Highlighting the history and evolution of popular love songs from the 1920s through the present day. (Great for Sweetest Day or Valentine’s Day or anytime).
Magic of the Holidays HOLIDAY SHOW

Magic of the Holidays HOLIDAY SHOW

Featuring the best Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years Music and their impact on the culture. (Great for November and December programming).
Best of Disney and Children's Music FAMILY SHOW

Best of Disney and Children's Music FAMILY SHOW

From Pinochio and Cinderella to Frozen and Encanto, plus Baby Shark, the Chicken Dance, and more, bring kids for some sing/dance along fun!
A Taylor Swift Sing-Along TEEN AND/OR FAMILY SHOW

A Taylor Swift Sing-Along TEEN AND/OR FAMILY SHOW

Get ready to belt out your favorite T-Swift tunes, along with learning fun facts about the songs and some Swiftie Trivia.
The Best of Jewish and Israeli Music

The Best of Jewish and Israeli Music

From Shlomo Carlebach to Debbie Friedman, and Hava Nagila to Tumbalalaika, enjoy cultural, historical, and religious music from Israel, Europe, and the United States.
Greatest Popular Hits of Jewish Composers

Greatest Popular Hits of Jewish Composers

From Gershwin to Neil Diamond, and Burt Bacharach to Diane Warren, explore the major impact Jewish songsmiths have made on American culture.
Broadway From a Jewish Perspective

Broadway From a Jewish Perspective

From Rodgers and Hart through Bock/Harnick and Stephen Schwartz, discover the exceptional influence of Jewish composers throughout the history of Broadway.
Jewish Concerts - Additional Options

Jewish Concerts - Additional Options

The concert talk themes: "Evolution of the Beatles," "Folk Rock Revolution," "The Spectacular Sixties," and "A Century of Love Songs" (see above for info) can be modified to include Jewish connections and facts where possible.

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