Some people think that ragtime started with Irving Berlin’s Alexander’s Ragtime Band. Others, better informed, know that when Berlin’s song appeared (1911) ragtime had long since passed its ...

Stephen Flaherty has written 17 shows including Lucky Stiff (Composer), Once On This Island (Composer), My Favorite Year (Composer), Ragtime (Composer), Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart ...

Dubbed the ‘King of Ragtime’, Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917) was one of the most important and influential composers at the turn of the 20th century. The champion of ragtime was born in Texas in 1867, or ...

Ragtime music was written down, not improvised. Scott Joplin was the most famous ragtime composer. When his 'Maple Leaf Rag' was first printed in 1899, it quickly sold a million copies.

Reading Ave., Boyertown. Pieces by well-established Black composers in diverse genres, including ragtime, jazz, contemporary classical and band music, will be among the selections featured.