Course Description

Instructor: Lee Kaufman

The music of Broadway and Hollywood musicals is an art form in and unto itself. It takes a team of multi-talented performers and an orchestra to produce these entertainment extravaganzas. At the heart of it are creative geniuses who set the whole thing in motion, the songwriters. In this multi-media course, we will cover: Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Alan Jay Lerner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerome Kern, Claude-Michel Schoenberg, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne and George Gershwin. Much attention will be paid to their collaborators as well.

Bio:  Have taught music courses in continuing education for Parkway School Dist., St. Louis Community College, Chautauqua Institute, OLLI's at Washington Univ. in St. Louis, Univ. of Missouri, Univ of Cincinnati, Univ. of Utah, Univ of Arizona, Arizona State, Univ. of Richmond, and Univ. of Texas/Galveston. Founder and secretary of Elgar Society of North America, Co-producer of GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE, MONSIEUR CHOPIN and BEETHOVEN AS I KNEW HIM. Currently retired and former owner of floor contracting company. Received Bachelor degree from Washington Univ. in St. Louis and MBA from Emory. Married with two grown daughters and 5 granddaughters.