Composer of the Week - Scott Joplin (1867-1917) - The Roots of Ragtime

Scott Joplin (1867-1917) 1/5. The Roots of Ragtime With the help of ragtime performer Morten Gunnar Larsen, Donald Macleod looks at Scott Joplin's beginnings, and the roots of the music he helped to define, which would dominate American music for two decades. The Favorite Scott Kirby (piano) Overture (Treemonisha) Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra Morten Gunnar Larsen (director) Original Rags Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano) The Crush Collision March Benjamin Loeb (piano) Combination March/Harmony Club Waltz William Albright (piano) Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin (piano roll) Sunflower Slow Drag The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble Gunther Schuller (conductor) The Bag of Luck; The Corn Huskers; We're Goin' Around (Treemonisha) Zodzetrick ...... Ben Harney (vocalist) Monisha ...... Betty Allen (mezzo-soprano) Ned ...... Willard White (bass) Treemonisha ...... Carmen Balthrop (soprano) Remus ...... Curtis Rayam (tenor) Andy ...... Kenneth Hicks (tenor) Chorus and Orchestra of Houston Grand Opera Gunther Schuller (conductor).