Ethan Goes to College

I had the honor of playing at three colleges within the past few months. Here's the scoop :

At the University of North Carolina-Pembroke I played some Fats Waller tunes as part of a concert called "Harlem Renaissance: Songs and Stories."  Lots  of great music-making by the students - the future is looking bright.

At the University of Mount Olive, I gave a solo concert in their beautiful old concert hall.  I also enjoyed a pre-concert party at the home of a faculty member who shared with me his delicious homemade brandy. Since the University is a "dry" campus, this faculty member will have to remain anonymous!

Finally I made it down to the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega for  another solo  concert. The concert was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed hobnobbing with, among others, Professor Esther Morgan-Ellis. The "Prof-esther" (as I call her) is a musicologist who is an expert on American Popular Music from the early 20th Century. She is writing a book about movie theater sing-alongs that were popular in the 1900s-1920s.  

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