music could serve as a tool of both outreach and xenophobia, depending on the political climate of the era. good afternoon. hello, everyone. i m amanda and on behalf of smithsonian associates it s my pleasure to welcome you here for classical music and foreign relations, a complicated duet. thank you to our members. it s your support that keeps us going all year round. we re going deep into december before the holidays so it s a pleasure to have you. if you re not a member, if you re yucurious about our membership levels, talk to me or any of our volunteers just outside the doors. you can pick up a copy of the magazine if you don t have one already and find us online at smithsonianassociates.org. just as a quick reminder, please take a moment to silence any mobile devices or your cell phones, whatever you have with you. always good to double, triple check. especially because we have cspan in the house tonight so your ring tone will be saved in perpetuity. thank you. just an
going all year round. it s a pleasure to have you. if you re not yet a member, if you re curious about our membership levels or programs, please feel free to talk to me or any of our lovely volunteers just outside the doors. you can pick up a copy of the magazine if you don t have one already and find us online. just as a quick reminder briefly, take a moment to silence any mobile devices or your cell phones. always good to double, triple check, especially because we have c-span in the house tonight. your ring tone will be saved in perpetuity. just an additional note, our exits, generally we have one in the back and one to your right. today, please just use the right side door. you may have noticed, we have a lot going on in the center today and that back door is blocked. use this door to your right as you exit. i think that s all the announcements i have for you. again, thank you to c-span for being here today. finally let me tell you about our guest today. jonathan rosenber
discusses his new book, dangerous melodies. classical music and america from the great war through the cold war. it explores the intersection of politics and music in the first half of the 20th century. mr. rosenberg describes how music can serve as a tool of both outreach and xenophobia depending on the political climate of the era. good afternoon. hello everyone. i m amanda sciandro and on behalf of smithsonian associates, it s my pleasure to welcome you here for classical music and american foreign relations, a complicated to it. thank you to our members. it s your support they keep this going all year round. thank you very much. we are going deep into december for the holidays. it is a pleasure to have you. if you are not yet a member or curious about our membership levels or programs, please feel free to talk to me or any of our lovely volunteers just outside the doors. you can also pick up a copy of the magazine if you do not have one already. you can find us online a
any of our volunteers. you can also pick up a copy of the magazine if you don t have it already and find us online at smithsonianassociates.org. please take a moment to silence any mobile devices. housee c-span in the .onight just an additional note, our exit, generally we have one in the back and one to your right. you may have noticed there is a lot going on in the ridley center today, and that backdoor is blocked, so please, for your safety and others, use this door to your right as the exit. i think that is all the announcements i have for you, and again, thank you to c-span for being here today. finally, let me tell you about our guest today, jonathan rosenberg. jonathan rosenberg teaches 20th at the u.s. history graduate center of the university of new york. receiving his phd in history from harvard, rosenberg, a graduate of julliard, worked as a classical musician. he is also the author of dangerous mines: classical music in america from the great war to the cold war
going all year-round. thank you for going deep into the december before the holidays. it s a pleasure to have you. if you are curious about our membership programs, feel free to talk to me or any of our volunteers. you can also pick up a copy of the magazine if you don t have it already and find us online at smithsonianassociates.org. just as a quick reminder, please take a moment to please silence any mobile devices or your cell phones, whatever you have with you. always good to double or triple check, especially because we have c-span in the house tonight. your ring tone will be saved in perpetuity. [laughter] thank you. just an additional note. generally we have exits in the back and one to your right. today, please just use the right side door. you may have noticed we have a lot going on in the ripley center tonight and the backdoor is blocked. for your safety and others, use this door to your right as you exit. i think that s all the announcements i have for you, and aga