Please join author Jonathan Rosenberg for a multi-media program based on his new book Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America From the Great War Through the Cold War

Dangerous Melodies vividly evokes a time when classical music stood at the center of twentieth-century American life, occupying a prominent place in the nation’s culture and politics. Rich with a stunning array of composers and musicians, including Karl Muck, Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Kirsten Flagstad, Aaron Copland, Van Cliburn, and Leonard Bernstein, Dangerous Melodies delves into the volatile intersection of classical music and world politics to reveal a tumultuous history of twentieth-century America.

Programs are held at Larchmont Village Center

FREE and open to the public

Reception at 3:30pm