Art Music Activism: A Book Talk with Dr. Cristina Fava

According to the University of Illinois Press, "Maria Cristina Fava explores the rich creative milieu shaped by artists dedicated to using music and theater to advance the promotion, circulation, and acceptance of leftist ideas in 1930s New York City." Also, "Fava's history teases out fascinating details from performances and offstage activity attached to works by composers such as Marc Blitzstein, Charles Seeger, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Elie Siegmeister, and Harold Rome."  View the complete statement from the publisher.

About the author

Dr. Fava is an associate professor of musicology and coordinator of graduate studies at the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music at Western Michigan University.

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