Why We Do This!
Why We Do This! Our goal has always been to find music written in or about Newport. In our search through newspapers from the 19th century we were able to…
Why We Do This! Our goal has always been to find music written in or about Newport. In our search through newspapers from the 19th century we were able to…
The Music of the Steam Ships The Steamer Canonicus In the late 19th century, a number of steamships made calls to Newport, including the Canonicus, pictured above. In order to…
MUSIC OF THE GILDED AGE: "The Age of Innocence" 1920 first edition dust jacket Normally we must wait for a book to be turned into a film before music is…
During the Civil War, the Naval Academy Band called Newport their home. From Fort Adams to the Atlantic House Hotel they made their imprint on Musical Life in the city.
The Musician and the Cavalry Officer from the September 5, 1895 Newport Daily News John Rogers was born on a Farm off West Main Road in Middletown in 1839. One…
The Sousa Band made a few trips to Newport during the bands long tenure. The Band's 1899 United States tour included a stop at the Opera House in Newport, Rhode…
Fort Adams comes alive with the sounds of jazz and folk music for two weekends every summer. We think of all this musical activity at the fort as a more…
For the past few months I have been searching through census records, Newport city directories, and newspaper archives to find out more about Newport's musical past. I wanted to find…
A Cantata and a Song Cycle dedicated to the Old Stone Mill in Touro Park
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