Bill McClelland: November 24th will mark the celebration of Scott Joplin’s 150th birthday

Scott Joplin: The Complete Rags, Waltzes & Marches

William Appling, piano

William Appling Singers and Orchestra

Bill McClelland writes:

Dear Mr. Zick -

I was pleased that there was a notice regarding William Appling’s Scott Joplin recordings on your blogspot last year when they were released: http://africlassical.blogspot.com/2017/04/scott-joplin-complete-rags-waltzes.html   I was the producer of these recordings and was very gratified at the positive response to their release.  The main web pages for the recording are here at www.williamappling.org.

I’m also thinking it would be nice if the recordings could also be listed as part of the Scott Joplin discography on the web page here: http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Joplin.html  

Currently I am working to raise awareness that November 24th will mark the celebration of Scott Joplin’s 150th birthday.  I’m hoping there will be a good deal of activity surrounding this important event.  I feel Joplin’s sesquicentennial should be celebrated far and wide, though particularly in New York City where he lived the last ten years of his life.

Thank you for your excellent work!

Sincerely,

Bill McClelland