The intrepid West Coast Ragtime Society has announced the overwhelming success of their 2021 virtual 35th annual Ragtime Festival. For the second year, the all-video weekend of November 19 – 21 was gratefully viewed by over 9,000 guests watching the eight concerts comprising the event. Traditional concerts included the Sampler, and the Rising Stars (featuring young performers under the age of 15) and a concert focused on the popular music of 1901 (120 years ago). This year’s special features included a special program of instrumental music by Morten Gunnar Larsen’s Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra from Norway, emceed by Max Morath.
Another special feature was the St. Louis Ragtime Showcase on Friday evening, produced and performed by Ethan Leinwand and T.J. Muller. St. Louis performers played the music that made St. Louis famous on the original sites which made each piece very special. Just playing a piano on the slopping St. Louis cobbled Riverfront was a major accomplishment. A highlight was a set by the original St. Louis Ragtimers: Don Franz, tuba; Joe Mason, cornet; Al Stricker, Banjo; and, sitting in for his father-in-law Trebor Tichenor, was Marty Eggers on piano. From Maddy Linck
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