@ Martin Family Hall, Menlo School, 50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton, CA 94027
Composer, writer, educator, and performer extraordinaire Bruce Adolphe closes Music@Menlo's summer Encounter Lecture series, as he guides audiences in an exploration of the Roaring Twenties and the dawn of the new millennium as music saw a fresh fusion of classical and jazz styles.
Music in the 1920s saw a fresh fusion of classical and popular styles, yet national traits were still a major factor. By the 1990s, the commingling of classical and popular idioms had become standard fare, and a new, accessible modern music emerged, particularly in the United States.
