The Songbook Academy®
The Songbook Academy® is a national summer music intensive for young singers who have an interest in the American Songbook. more
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The Great American Songbook Foundation
317.843.3800
Info@TheSongbook.org
The Great American Songbook Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the
preservation and promotion of the music of the Great American Songbook.
Below is a draft conference schedule as of March 17, 2021. Schedule is subject to change slightly. Attendee registration for the Academic community is now open. Register here.
Please note that all session times below are listed in Eastern Standard Time. For reference, the conference will take place live each day from:
Wednesday, May 12th:
12:00 - 12:15pm EST - Introduction by Dominic McHugh and Lisa Lobdell
12:15 - 12:45pm EST - Panel 1: Themes of the Golden Age
12:45 - 12:50pm EST - In the Archives with Michael Feinstein and Lisa Lobdell
12:50 - 1:20pm EST - Panel 2: Form & Aesthetics in the Golden Age
1:20 - 2:00pm EST - Industry Panel TBC
2:00 - 2:30pm EST - Archival Perspectives - Mark Eden Horowitz & Doug Reside
Thursday, May 13th:
12:00 - 12:30pm EST - Panel 3: Representing Identity in the Golden Age
12:30 - 1:00pm EST - Panel 4: Archival Approaches
1:00 - 1:05pm EST - In the Archives with Michael Feinstein & Lisa Lobdell
1:05 - 1:35pm EST - Panel 5: The Business of Broadway
1:35 - 2:15pm EST - Keynote: Silk Stockings by Geoffrey Block
Friday, May 14th:
12:00 - 12:40pm EST - Panel 6: Critical Approaches to Editing Musicals
12:40 - 1:10pm EST - Panel 7: Unsettling the parameters of the Golden Age
1:10 - 1:15pm EST - In the Archives with Michael Feinstein & Lisa Lobdell
1:15 - 1:45pm EST - Panel 8: Staging Race in Golden Age Musicals
1:45 - 1:50pm EST - Break
1:50 - 2:30pm EST - Industry Panel: TBC
Saturday, May 15th:
12:00 - 12:40pm EST - Keynote: "Dance as 'a piece of the dramatic story' in Golden Age musicals" by Kara Gardner
12:40 - 1:10pm EST - Book Launch Panel: Including a celebration of new books by Shana Redmond, Julianne Lindberg, Megan Woller, Tim Carter and others
1:10 - 1:15pm EST - In the Archives with Michael Feinstein & Lisa Lobdell
1:15 - 1:45pm EST - Panel 10: Disparate Strands
1:45 - 2:15pm EST - Reflection led by Kim Kowalke and Dominic McHugh