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Remembering Cole Porter, born on this day in 1891!!💙

Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter.
Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics as well as the music for his songs.

After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and 30s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate. It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical.

Porter's other musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady, Anything Goes, Can-Can and Silk Stockings. His numerous hit songs include "Night and Day", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "You're the Top". He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s, including Born to Dance (1936), which featured the song "You'd Be So Easy to Love", Rosalie (1937), which featured "In the Still of the Night"; High Society (1956), which included "True Love"; and Les Girls (1957).

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🎉Congratulations to our AMTA & MTNA State Winners: Emily (14) in performance and Matthew (13) in composition ! They had fantastic performances on the winners' concerts at the State Music Teacher's Conference in Mobile! They study piano with Justine St.Louis. 🎶

🎉 Congratulations to Emily (age 14), an AMTA Div II winner in piano performance ! She performed “Golliwogg’s Cakewalk” by Claude Debussy in the winner’s concert at the AMTA state teacher’s conference yesterday ! Emily studies piano with Justine St.Louis. 🎶

Piano Classes start next week!
Ages 4 1/2 - 6 (Ms. Juliana): Thurs 3:15
Ages 7-9 (Ms. Justine):
Mon 3:30 & Tues 4:45
$215 for 6 classes (45 min) + materials

Calling ALL songwriting lovers! 📝🎶

Join our Snead State Music Department as they host Guest Artist Jack McKeon, June 15 -18, for the 3rd Annual Songwriting Workshop.

🎉Congratulations to Matthew (age 13), Alabama MTNA Composition Competition Winner (Jr. Div) ! He performed his piano solo, Allegro in C Major at the AMTA State Teacher's Conference today. He studies piano with Justine St. Louis. 🎶

Step into a world of magic, romance, and mischief as Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, June 5 - 7, at the Academy of Academics and Arts main stage.

Featuring Mendelssohn’s beloved music in collaboration with Huntsville Community Chorus Association, this whimsical production brings Shakespeare’s classic tale to life through beautiful choreography and talented local performers.

Perfect for families, date nights, and lovers of the arts, this enchanting performance is one you won’t want to miss.

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