Music of the Westward Expansion

Week of May 21, 2022

Music of the Westward Expansion: Songs of Heart and Place on the American Frontier.
A look at the Westward Expansion through the lens of music. This compelling solo piano program weaves together first-hand accounts and songs of the 1800s American West. The musical lineup includes  Northern Cheyenne courtship flute improvisations, Spanish Fandangos, dance tunes, old time hymns, Stephen Foster favorites, cowboy songs, selections from Thunderbird Suite by Charles Wakefield Cadman, American Ballads by Roy Harris, and more! This program takes inspiration from Laura’s book, Music of the Westward Expansion: Songs of Heart and Place on the American Frontier. (McFarland Publishing, 2022). 

 

Sing Along with Laura
Join Laura in the lounge for a casual and entertaining sing along featuring standards, folk songs, musicals and pop favorites. Laura provides the song sheets.

 

 

 

Laura Dean’s music career spans over twenty years and includes audiences in the United States, Europe, and Mexico. Originally from Montana, Laura lives in Seattle where she performs, teaches, writes, records, and collaborates on a variety of music projects including private and public concerts, k-12 school residencies, and music education workshops.

Romanza de Amor, her first solo recording, released on Yellow House Records (2011), features a selection of solo piano works from Manuel M. Ponce. Women with a Past, released on Yellow House Records (2015), features a selection of solo piano works from five women composers from the baroque through the modern era including Cécile Chaminade, Amy Beach, and Dana Suesse.

More about  Laura’s work  at www.lauramusic.biz.