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In this final segment on Lincoln’s Re-election, Dr. Waugh touches on George McClellan’s democratic campaign, and outlines the crucial role McClellan’s wife, Mary, played in supporting him throughout.
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One issue Union soldiers faced during the 1864 election was whether or not they would be able to vote. Dr. Waugh discusses a new innovation which started during the Civil War: soldiers being able to...
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In this segment, Dr. Waugh tackles the 1864 Republican Convention.
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In this first segment on President Abraham Lincoln’s re-election in 1864, Dr. John C. “Jack” Waugh discusses Lincoln’s campaign, and the deep divisions within the Republican Party, despite their...
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John C. (Jack) Waugh, author of numerous books on the Civil War, including One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln’s Road to the Civil War (Harcourt, 2007), joins Dr. Edgar for a public conversation...
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Dr. Waugh discusses the military career of one of the Union’s most prominent generals: General George McClellan, Westpoint Class of 1846, and his political ties in Washington D.C.
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Dr. Waugh examines the 1864 Democratic Convention, and analyzes the challenges democrats faced during their own convention. With General George T. Sherman taking Atlanta, along with the Shenandoah...
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In this segment, Dr. Waugh discusses Lincoln’s challengers during the election of 1864, and how he handled them. His opponents include the “Copperheads,” the “Cleveland 400,” and General Benjamin...
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General Robert E. Lee sends Gen. Jubal Early toward Washington D.C., in an attempt to divert attention away from the siege at Petersburg.
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Tori gives the story behind the carol and The Junior Stinger Singers of Irmo Middle School sings Away In A Manger.
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Alec gives the story behind the carol and The Palmetto Center for the Arts Pop, Broadway and Jazz Ensemble performs O Little Town of Bethlehem.
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Corinna gives the story behind the carol and The Sumter High School Concert Choir performs God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.
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Rachael gives the story behind the carol and The Honors Chorus of Dutch Fork Middle School sing Go Tell It On The Mountain.
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This program features South Carolina school choirs performing holiday favorites and providing the history of these well-known carols. The program includes choruses from Dutch Fork Middle School, Irmo...
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Jilly gives the story behind the carol and The Mid Carolina High School Chorus sings Joy to the World.
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Rebecca and Lauren give the story behind the carol and Mid Carolina High School Chorus performs O Holy Night.
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Abbagayle gives the story behind the carol and Airport Eagle's Chorus from Airport High School performs What Child is This.
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Brandon give the story behind the carol and Sumter High School Concert Choir performs Silent Night.
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Stephanie gives the story behind the carol and The Cavalier Chorale from Richland Northeast High School sings Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
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Savannah and Anna give the story behind the carol and Singers from The Saluda River Academy for the Arts performs the First Noel.
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Addison gives the story behind the carol and Gilbert Middle School Honor Choir sings Good King Wenceslas.
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A word of advice today for non-musicians reading program notes in concert programs: If the program notes are heavy on technical analysis and are loaded with terms like modulation, inversion...
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President's Day is observed in the United States on the third Monday of February. February 12 is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, and I wonder if you knew that our sixteenth president was a great music...
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Francis Poulenc didn’t have to depend on composition for his living—he was the heir to the fortune of the Rhône-Poulenc pharmaceutical company—but he nonetheless turned out an enormous body of work in...
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Chamber music rehearsals are very different from orchestra rehearsals. In an orchestra rehearsal, it’s the conductor’s job to make the overall musical decisions and to ensure that the members of the...
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Already during their lifetimes, Antonin Dvorák and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky were among the most famous composers in the world. Their music is extremely sophisticated, the product of highly skilled...
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The American composer Seymour Barab started out as a pianist and organist, but as a teenager he took up the cello, and as a cellist he became a highly successful orchestra musician, founder of...
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Some great composers have been pioneers and musical radicals, and some have been fundamentally conservative. Max Bruch was a conservative to his bones, and it served him well. He established his...
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Atonality and dissonance are often linked in listeners’ minds, but they’re not the same thing. Dissonance, from the Latin words for “sounding” and “apart,” is the simultaneous sounding of two or more...
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Atonal music is music that isn’t written in a key, music that doesn’t follow the traditional rules of harmony. But although the term “atonal” tells us what a piece isn’t, it doesn’t tell us what it is...