Classical Music Today - August 30, 2015

In 1820 George F. Root was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts. He was a collaborator with Fanny Crosby and Lowell Mason. He wrote, among many other hymns and songs, “The Battle Cry of Freedom” and “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp – The Boys are Marching.” Samuel Barber In 1933 Samuel Barber’s “School for Scandal” Overture was premiered at a Robin Hood Dell concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1943 David Maslanka was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. A prolific composer, he would also write about the [...]