Breakfast University is a morning series at Chappaqua Performing Arts Center that features a fascinating talk with a remarkable professor, a light breakfast and the most interesting people in Westchester!
Our February event features Anna Celenza discussing how some music does not simply reflect culture…it changes it. She'll highlight four musical masterpieces including a bawdy 18th-century drinking tune that eventually defined American patriotism, a 1930s ballad that fueled the need for the Civil Rights movement, a 1980s pop album that changed American foreign policy, and a 2016 smash Broadway musical soundtrack that re-educated an entire generation about the Founding Fathers.
Anna Celenza is a professor at Johns Hopkins University, where she holds a joint appointment in the Musicology Department. She is the author of eight award-winning books for both children and adults, including her newest, On the Record: Music that Changed America.