Piano Concert Talks featuring David Rodgers

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Standard Concerts Also Available (see below)

Designed for organizations interested in educational, enjoyable, and musical programming, Piano Concert Talks are a fantastic option to please audiences from young to old, and anywhere in between.

 

NOW AVAILABLE IN PERSON (based in metropolitan Detroit, MI, but traveling available), AND VIA ZOOM / IN-PERSON HYBRID for venues worldwide (see below for details).

Each Piano Concert Talk Features:

  • Piano performances of songs and pieces on a given theme (see below)
  • Cultural and historical fun facts and stories (approx. 10-15 minutes of info within an hour concert)
  • Musical Trivia Questions
  • Question and answer session

Standard Concerts are Also Available Featuring:

  • Piano performances of songs and pieces on a given theme (see below)
  • Minimal song info (a sentence or less between songs)

Piano Concert Talk / Standard Concert themes available now include:

  • “The Evolution of the Beatles” – How the Beatles revolutionized popular music from their early days through the breakup of the band.
  • “Music of the Motor City” – Highlights of music from Detroit in the 1960s, including The Temptations, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and more.
  • “The 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.
  • “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 programming, or anytime).
  • “Folk Rock Revolution” – From Dylan and Jim Croce to Simon and Garfunkel, the poetic sounds of the sixties and seventies.
  • “The Spectacular Sixties” – Featuring songs of the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys through Righteous Brothers, Aretha Franklin, and much more, explore one of music’s most influential decades.
  • “The Magic of the Holidays” *SEASONAL SHOW* – Featuring the best Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years Music and their impact on the culture. (Great for November and December programming).
  • “The 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* – Get ready to belt out your favorite T-Swift tunes, along with learning fun facts about the songs and some Swiftie Trivia.

Additional themes now available for Jewish organizations, and those interesting in highlighting Jewish history and culture, include:

  • “The Best of Jewish and Israeli Music” – Cultural, historical, and religious music from Israel, Europe, and the United States.
  • “Greatest Popular Hits of Jewish Composers” – From Gershwin to Diane Warren, how Jewish songsmiths shaped American culture.
  • “Broadway from a Jewish Perspective” – From Rodgers and Hart through Stephen Schwartz, the impact of Jewish composers on Broadway.

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