World Art Day – Talk on 19th Century Music

Ken Avis, music historian presents the birth of popular music, a 19th century innovation. Join musician, broadcaster, and historian Ken Avis as he explores the area’s lesser-known, and fascinating musical avenues and why they could only have developed here. Imagine the music which would have been heard in Falls Church as Ken examines how social change, technological development, and business innovation shaped the sounds and the music industry that emerged from D.C. area from the days of the civil war to the early 1900’s.