Richard Rodgers Composer
Howard Slater
- Organisation:
- U3a. WI, Professional, Rotary, Probus, JACS etc
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Over 55 clubs
- Fee:
- Paid: £75 plus .35p per mile
- Category:
- Entertainment
- Updated:
- 28th February 2024
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theatre. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most well-known American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music. Rodgers is known for his song writing partnerships, first with lyricist Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including Pal Joey, A Connecticut Yankee, On Your Toes and Babes in Arms. With Hammerstein he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s, such as Oklahoma!, Flower Drum Song, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music.
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I am a retired qualified lecturer and teacher and have been giving talks for over 30 years, The talks I give have been fully researched by myself, they are shown on slides and include original photographs, videos and recordings were relevant, that have been acquired from around the world. The slides are richly illustrated and for clarity, I keep the number of words on each slide to a minimum. Talk fees are £75 plus reasonable travelling expenses at 35p per mile, when travelling from London. I am able to fill in at short notice, if available, and I can speak daytime or evenings.
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