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|| Venue Information ||
San Jose, CA
Date:June 3, 2006
Venue: California Theatre
Box Office : 408.961.5858
Seating Capacity: 1100
|| Highlights ||
The inaugural "Song of America" tour, a pilot project in Librarian of Congress James H. Billington's larger campaign to spread "Creativity Across America," concluded with a visit to the west coast city of San José, California. On Friday, June 2, 2006, Thomas Hampson conducted a master class at Opera San José. Participants in the class, which was organized and sponsored by David Packard, son of the Hewlett-Packard co-founder, were performers from the San José opera company.
The final "Song of America" concert, featuring Thomas Hampson and pianist Wolfram Rieger, was held on Saturday, June 3, at the beautifully restored California Theater. In addition to the concert, attendees were given the opportunity to view the "Treasures on Tour," a display of original music manuscripts from the archives of the Library of Congress. Specifically chosen for the display were manuscripts with California associations, such as David Raksin's original film score to Laura, and the copyright deposit of "Dark Star," written by Jerome (Jerry) Garcia and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead.
In conjunction with the "Song of America" concert, two educational initiatives, produced by the Library's Educational Outreach team, were presented in California. The first Teachers' Institute was held the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San José on Saturday, June 3, and the second was held at the San Francisco School of the Arts on Monday, June 5, 2006. Both workshops were designed to help educators use Library of Congress primary-source materials to explore the legacy of American song and poetry in their classrooms.