“Travel in the early days along the Lincoln Highway had a rhythm of its own,” writes Shirley McMarlin in Monday’s (8/9) Trib Live (southwestern PA). “The nation’s first transcontinental road for automobiles, dedicated in 1913, helped spawn new business and cultural opportunities as travelers passed through towns and cities along its route. The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra will explore the musical side of that heritage during ‘Rhythm of the Road,’ a free outdoor concert… Aug. 21 at the Lincoln Highway Experience [museum]. WSO Artistic Director Daniel Meyer will conduct…. The musical road trip will feature music … by … Scott Joplin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter, whose music was popular in the dance halls that dotted the highway…. The Panama Canal … was completed in 1914, said WSO Executive Director Endy Reindl. The symphony will acknowledge that with African American composer William Grant Still’s ‘Danzas de Panama.’ … Also featured will be works by … Vaughan Williams and Florence Price, along with Mozart…. The concert is sponsored in part by a mini-grant awarded to the symphony, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Bureau of Recreation and Conservation and administered by the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor.”
Change font size
