Music of Christmas: Around the World, through the Centuries, and in American Popular Music

by Randall Wolfe

Overview

Music of Christmas introduces a treasury of vocal and instrumental Christmas music from every continent of the world, every historical period of music, and every musical style and genre, including some of the most popular Christmas songs in the United States. The book demonstrates how Christmas music transcends culture, time, and barriers between the sacred and the secular. The text includes links to 200 audio and video recordings, which are also available for easy access at https://www.randallwolfe.com/biography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666265316
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	03/23/2021
Pages:	84
Sales rank:	554,023
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Dr. Randall Wolfe teaches Music of Christmas, Piano, and Music Theory, at the University of Dayton. Conductor of the West Chester Chorale in northern Cincinnati, he is a regular choral adjudicator for Music in the Parks at Kings Island. Winner of three national piano competitions, he has performed throughout the United States and abroad, including concerts in New York’s Carnegie Hall and Washington, D.C.’s Constitution Hall.

He served as music director and pianist for the Cincinnati Boychoir, giving over 1000 performances in 23 states and 4 foreign countries. The mayor proclaimed "Randall Wolfe Day in Cincinnati" in honor of his twenty years of service to the boychoir. He wrote The Boychoir: A Practical Guide for Directors, Administrators, Board Members, Choristers, and Parents, and nine columns in the Choral Journal, while serving as National Chair for Boychoirs.

Dr. Wolfe also taught at Sinclair Community College, Indiana Wesleyan University, Central State University, Northwest High School, Pleasant Run Middle School, and Delhi Junior High School.