The Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra will be performing the compositions of the first generation of freeborn southern African Americans. The monumental works of Scott Joplin, including his ballet, will be performed, as will previously unheard compositions by forgotten Pittsburgh ragtime-era composers.

The performance will take place at the Calvary United Methodist Church on September 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM.

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Tom Roberts will amaze, entertain, and enlighten you with a tour-de-force of the historical art form of Harlem Stride piano, the virtuosic piano music of the Harlem renaissance. Tom will play music of the great artists of the day: James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Charles “Luckey” Roberts, and Willie “The Lion” Smith. Tom has performed this repertoire at New York City’s prestigious 92nd Street Y and twice at the International Stride Piano Summit in Zurich, Switzerland where he was a featured performer.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Click here to purchase yours.

Doors open at 7:00 PM and the concert begins at 7:30 PM.