Above: Historic video clips of people dancing the classic American cakewalk. Americans like to move. We're always going somewhere - to work, to the mall, to a new city, to a foreign county - you name it, we're heading there. And there's no better time to move than in the dead of winter. Pent-up and cabin-bound, our winter selves itch to get out - or at least, if we must remain indoors, to get down. On The American Sound this Saturday evening at 6 pm we'll do our fair share of getting down and getting out with high-octane dance music by Aaron Copland and music from the Golden Age of that classic American dance form — the cakewalk. We'll also take a trip through some quaint New England towns with the music of Charles Ives. Who knows? Your feet might just find themselves tapping. Join me Saturday at 6 pm for music to move to on The American Sound on Classical 101!
Jennifer Hambrick unites her extensive backgrounds in the arts and media and her deep roots in Columbus to bring inspiring music to central Ohio as Classical 101’s midday host. Jennifer performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago before earning a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.