Ragtime and American Music Festival

About the Event

Join us for the 15th Annual Central Pennsylvania Ragtime & american Music Festival. Four fun-filled days of music, silent movies, lectures, open houses, and more. Hear Ragtime favorites, Jazz, Boogie-Woogie, Stride, Blues, and hits from the Great american Songbook, all performed by Grammy Award winning musicians. Plus, enjoy rides on the town's two signature attractions, the historic East Broad Top Railroad, and the neighboring Rockhill Trolley Museum!

Schedule of Events

9:30 am - James P. Johnson Symposium - $20 per person

Join Scott E. Brown, the leading scholar of pianist/composer James P. Johnson, as he lectures about the "Father of Stride Piano" in this engaging seminar. Known to serious students of jazz as the "Father of Stride Piano," James P. Johnson has only recently begun to receive the acclaim he merits. Born in New Brunswick, NJ and reared in the cultural hotbed of Harlem, Johnson spanned the ragtime era, through the roaring twenties (to which he contributed its theme song the Charleston) and into the swing era. You'll learn about his musical revues, extended compositions, film work, and of course, his song and instrumental pieces.

2:00 pm - Syncoapted Saturday Sampler Concert - $30 per person

Enjoy a variety program concert of ragtime, jazz, blues, tunes from the Great american Songbook and more as our musicians tantalize you with fantastic musical performances!

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