Pre-Concert Lecture, March 16th at 2:30pm with Dr. Nelly Case

Are you curious about the six composers featured on our American Discoveries program? Become acquainted with them at Dr. Nelly Case’s pre-concert talk at 2:30pm. How was their creativity influenced by the times and their environment? Which composer was married eight times; which two appeared on the TV game show What's My Line; and which three were first generation Americans, among this diverse Who's Who of mid-20th century American composers? Stop by and find out!

With a Bachelor’s degree in piano from Ohio State University and a Master's degree from Yale University, Dr. Nelly Case went on to earn a Ph.D. in musicology at Boston University. For 25 years she was Professor of Music History and Theory at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. She also worked for several decades as a church organist and choir director, and as a violist in a number of professional orchestras, including the Columbus Symphony, the New Haven Symphony, the Waterbury Symphony, the Orchestra of Northern New York, and the Roswell Symphony. Author of two biographies - Worry Early (the watchword of famed choral conductor Brock McElheran) and Helen Hosmer: the Spirit of Crane - she now divides her energies between Los Alamos and New England, spending time with family and participating in multiple music ensembles.