Sunday April 8, 2012
Event Information
Section: Arts
Exhibit: A Fine Romance - Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
by wbmitch

When: April 8, 2012
12:00 AM to 11:59 PM
Where: Zach S. Henderson Library, Georgia Southern University
Phone: 912-478-5115
Address: Zach S. Henderson Library
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460
URL: http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/
Ages: none
Cost: free

Description: The Zach S. Henderson Library of Georgia Southern University is pleased to announce the opening on March 8 of two exhibits. “A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs,” celebrates the many Jewish composers of the ”American Songbook, “ such as Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, and their great contributions to American popular culture during the period 1910-1965. Henderson Library is one of 55 sites throughout the United States selected for the exhibit's national tour. Complementing “A Fine Romance” is a display of sheet music from Henderson Library’s large collection. The featured songs are by composers highlighted in the “A Fine Romance.” The exhibits run through April 20, and are free and open to everyone. Using images from Broadway musicals, classic films, and personal collections, “A Fine Romance” tells the story of Jewish artists who created songs of wit, sophistication and optimism through America’s ups and downs during the 20th century. The best songwriters combined a genius for melody, a talent for pairing it with the perfect words, and an ability to connect with a wide audience. A high percentage of them were Jewish, from families that had immigrated to America in the 1800s or fled pogroms and persecution in Europe at the turn of the century. Their witty and romantic songs—“Body and Soul,” “Over the Rainbow,” “Thou Swell,” “That Old Black Magic,” “It Had to Be You”—became beloved classics that remain enduring elements of American popular culture. "A Fine Romance” was developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, an anonymous donor, and Tablet: A New Read on Jewish Life. A Fine Romance is also a book by David Lehman, published by Nextbook/Schocken.


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