Rod MacDonald Calendar
Solo, and with Big Brass Bed, Rod & The Humdingers, Mark Dann, Tracy Sands, Rex Blazer
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Osher/FAU Lifelong Learning in Jupiter, FL
December 1, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
$100 – $130The Music Of Modern Times
Instructor Rod MacDonald
Recipient of the LLS 2012 Distinguished Faculty Award
With melody, a sound, and a lyric, great artists find themselves on the leading edge of their own times. From the hip classics of “West Side Story” to the romantic teens of Motown; from the profound ramblings of Arlo to the insights of Sondheim; from the laid-back Jackson Brown to the spectaculars of Bocell, Shakira, and Grande, songwriters, musicians and singers tell our story in song. This series will examine the work, biographies and enduring importance of these musical artists, with videos and excerpts from feature films, live performances and a few surprises.
The Wisdom: Leonard Bernstein, Arlo Guthrie
The Motown Women: The Marvelettes, Supremes, Martha & Gladys
The Wordsmiths: Stephen Sondheim, Jackson Brown
The Next Wave: Andrea Bocelli, Shakira, Ariana Grande
11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8 2:30-4 pm
Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus, Donald Ross Rd
Fees: $100 / member; $130 / non-member
Biographical Information: Rod MacDonald began his career as a singer/songwriter in Greenwich Village in New York City in 1973. He has 21 songs in the Smithsonian Folkways collection and 12 solo CDs, including the 2018 release “Beginning Again”. He performs at festivals and in clubs and concerts locally and throughout North America and Europe, and was named Best Local Acoustic Performer in Broward and Palm Beach counties by New Times, and one of the Ten Magnificent Musicians of Palm Beach County by the Palm Beach Post. An instructor with LLS since 2006, his previous series include Folksinging in Modern Times, The Great American Songbook, The Roots of Rock & Roll, and Mastery Of The Art.
Rod MacDonald is a member of ASCAP, Concertsinyourhome.com (a national House Concerts organization), and Sonicbid