Music Appreciation and Performance
Rod MacDonald began his career as a singer/songwriter in Greenwich Village, NY in 1973. He has 21 songs in the Smithsonian Folkways collection and has released 12 CDs of his own songs, including 2018’s “Beginning Again” and three CDs with the Palm Beach County band Big Brass Bed. He performs in festivals, clubs and concerts locally and throughout North America and Europe and was named “Best Local Acoustic Performer” in Broward and Palm Beach counties by the New Times and “one of the ten magnificent musicians of Palm Beach County” by the Palm Beach Post. An instructor with Osher LLI at Florida Atlantic University since 2006, his previous series include Music Americana, The Great American Songbook and The Roots of Rock and Roll.
Learn more about Rod at www.rodmacdonald.net.
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
From his youth in a historic Jewish family in Montreal, to exile in Greece, to his arrival in New York and subsequent renown for “Suzanne,” “Bird On The Wire,” and “Hallelujah,” Leonard Cohen’s story is mythic. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, a folk guitarist of melodies loved throughout the world, he is known for his humor and wisdom, celebrated by critics and sung by Judy Collins, Joe Cocker, Tory Amos, Don Henley and many other vocalists, for more than four decades. “Death Of A Ladies' Man,” years as a Buddhist monk observing silence, number one album in Europe, he’s done it all with humor and grace, and at 80 is one of the premiere poets of the 21st century. Join Rod and The Humdingers for a fun and low-decibel tour through the music and words of Leonard Cohen.
• Rod MacDonald, guitar/vocal, has 11 CDs of his songs, plus "A Few Dylan Songs" with Big Brass Bed, as heard on WLRN. He performs frequently in South Florida, throughout North America and Europe, and is a lifelong devotee of popular song. An instructor with FAU Lifelong Learning since 2006, his current series is Music Americana.
• Bill Meredith, drums, is the backbone of several Palm Beach County rock and roll bands, including Big Brass Bed and Illumination. He’s toured throughout the US and Canada, and appears on more than a dozen CDs.
• Stan Silverman, piano, studied classical music and theory at the New England Conservatory of Music and Philadelphia Music Academy, but is better known for his work with the jazz bands Hook and The Johnny Panks Band.
• Doug Lindsey, bass, performs with the Mario LaCasse Band and several Palm Beach County groups.
• John Smotherman, lead guitar, plays with Big Brass Bed, Illumination and several Palm Beach County bands. His exquisite solos caused the Palm Beach Post to label him one of the “Ten Magnificent Musicians of Palm Beach County.”
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # S1T4 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Tuesday, April 21 2015 |
| Time: | 7 - 8:30 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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