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Richard Glazier
Richard Glazier and The Great American Popular Song
Award winning pianist and master storyteller, Richard Glazier, takes audiences on a musical tour of the 20th century in this fascinating program dedicated to the American Popular Song.
Using his piano as a time machine, Glazier starts when Ragtime was King and continues through the decades that followed, with stops in Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood. Glazier’s exciting piano performances are made even more meaningful with fascinating inside stories and rare film and audio clips.
Whether he’s playing the music of Joplin, Gershwin, Rodgers, Kern or a host of other Golden Era composers, Glazier brings new life to old favorites, and his narration never fails to dazzle an audience---so real and deep is his passion for the music. Concluding each program with the complete solo piano version of Rhapsody in Blue, Glazier gives audiences an evening to remember.
Reviews and Quotes
Through your program you brought the past to the present, and illustrated so effectively that the Steinway is the only time machine one needs for such fantastic voyages.
We are fortunate indeed to have you as such a dedicated and enthusiastic ambassador, and I look forward to hear you again at the very next opportunity.
-Peter Goodrich (VP of Artist Relations, Steinway)
Song Titles
Begin the Beguine
Isn't It Romantic
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Body and Soul
You Stepped Out of a Dream
An American in Paris
Rhapsody in Blue
Where or When
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Richard Glazier
Richard Glazier has a BA and MA from the Indiana University School of Music and a doctorate (DMA) from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he was ...