BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rachel Franklin - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rachel Franklin X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rachelfranklin.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rachel Franklin REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T143000 DTSTAMP:20260420T025842 CREATED:20250913T181640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T181644Z UID:4808-1772978400-1772980200@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Rachel Franklin for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Inside the Classics DESCRIPTION:https://www.bsomusic.org/inside-the-classics/\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachel Franklin is delighted to be the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Strathmore Music Scholar-in-Residence. She gives all the BSO’s pre-concert presentations at their Bethesda\, MD venue\, Strathmore Hall as part of their “Inside the Classics” series. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/rachel-franklin-for-the-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-inside-the-classics-27/ LOCATION:Music Center at Strathmore\, 5301 Tuckerman Ln\, North Bethesda\, MD\, 20852\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BaltimoreSymphonyOrchestra.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T025842 CREATED:20251221T220758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T220924Z UID:5003-1773057600-1773063000@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Coming to America; European Musical Artists Meet the United States\, Lecture 1 - Beethoven Arrives DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/coming-to-america\n \n \n \n \n \n Beethoven never made it to America\, but hundreds of important musicians and composers did. From early touring megastars like Paderewski—who traveled in his own private Pullman car—to successful refugee émigrés such as Rachmaninoff\, America has been drawing renowned musical talents since well before its Declaration of Independence. Dvorák directed a music conservatory in New York; Korngold wrote scores for Hollywood; Tchaikovsky marveled at the warmth of American hospitality; and Schoenberg played tennis regularly with Gershwin. \nIn a unique course\, popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin explores the siren call of America to musicians throughout the world. \nBritish-born Franklin has been a featured speaker for organizations including the Library of Congress and NPR\, exploring intersections among classical and jazz music\, film scores\, and the fine arts. \n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nBeethoven’s music made its American debut in an 1805 concert in Charleston\, South Carolina\, but the composer wasn’t there to enjoy it and never had the chance to visit the United States. Nonetheless\, Beethoven’s revolutionary style of music and his evolution as an artistic icon would go on to permeate every aspect of American culture. As musical societies were springing up everywhere\, Beethoven became the bust of choice on every music-lover’s mantelpiece. Works include the composer’s First Symphony\, plus music by Thomas Jefferson\, Charles Theodore Pachelbel\, and delightful ballades\, jigs\, and emigration songs of the period. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-coming-to-america-european-musical-artists-meet-the-united-states-lecture-1-beethoven-arrives/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/TimeMagazine_IgorStravinsky.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T193000 DTSTAMP:20260420T025842 CREATED:20250913T181734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T181738Z UID:4810-1773342000-1773343800@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Rachel Franklin for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Inside the Classics DESCRIPTION:https://www.bsomusic.org/inside-the-classics/\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachel Franklin is delighted to be the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Strathmore Music Scholar-in-Residence. She gives all the BSO’s pre-concert presentations at their Bethesda\, MD venue\, Strathmore Hall as part of their “Inside the Classics” series. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/rachel-franklin-for-the-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-inside-the-classics-28/ LOCATION:Music Center at Strathmore\, 5301 Tuckerman Ln\, North Bethesda\, MD\, 20852\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BaltimoreSymphonyOrchestra.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T025842 CREATED:20251221T221742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T221957Z UID:5011-1773662400-1773667800@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Coming to America; European Musical Artists Meet the United States\, Lecture 2 - Traveling Virtuosi DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/coming-to-america\n \n \n \n \n \n Beethoven never made it to America\, but hundreds of important musicians and composers did. From early touring megastars like Paderewski—who traveled in his own private Pullman car—to successful refugee émigrés such as Rachmaninoff\, America has been drawing renowned musical talents since well before its Declaration of Independence. Dvorák directed a music conservatory in New York; Korngold wrote scores for Hollywood; Tchaikovsky marveled at the warmth of American hospitality; and Schoenberg played tennis regularly with Gershwin. \nIn a unique course\, popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin explores the siren call of America to musicians throughout the world. \nBritish-born Franklin has been a featured speaker for organizations including the Library of Congress and NPR\, exploring intersections among classical and jazz music\, film scores\, and the fine arts. \n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nAdelina Patti and Anton Rubinstein\, Old Arpeggio and the Swedish Nightingale: Franklin dives into the entertaining mix of hucksterism and high art that characterizes 19th-century American musical entertainment as she follows various traveling virtuosi across the country as they astonish and captivate their audiences. While much of their earlier repertory has vanished forever from concert programs\, these intrepid performers helped to glamorize classical music and laid solid foundations for the more discerning listeners of the future. Works include music by Gottschalk\, Wieniawski\, and Paderewski. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-coming-to-america-european-musical-artists-meet-the-united-states-lecture-2-traveling-virtuosi/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/TimeMagazine_IgorStravinsky.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T025842 CREATED:20251221T222455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T222921Z UID:5016-1774267200-1774272600@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Coming to America; European Musical Artists Meet the United States\, Lecture 3 - Building Legacies DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/coming-to-america\n \n \n \n \n \n Beethoven never made it to America\, but hundreds of important musicians and composers did. From early touring megastars like Paderewski—who traveled in his own private Pullman car—to successful refugee émigrés such as Rachmaninoff\, America has been drawing renowned musical talents since well before its Declaration of Independence. Dvorák directed a music conservatory in New York; Korngold wrote scores for Hollywood; Tchaikovsky marveled at the warmth of American hospitality; and Schoenberg played tennis regularly with Gershwin. \nIn a unique course\, popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin explores the siren call of America to musicians throughout the world. \nBritish-born Franklin has been a featured speaker for organizations including the Library of Congress and NPR\, exploring intersections among classical and jazz music\, film scores\, and the fine arts. \n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nMany mighty European musicians and composers helped to build the greatest institutions of American musical life. Gustav Mahler served as the tenth music director of the New York Philharmonic; Serge Koussevitzky was music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Antonin Dvorák directed the National Conservatory of Music in New York City; Leopold Stokowski served as artistic director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and appeared in Disney’s Fantasia. Franklin reviews the significant contributions of European composers to musical life in America and how they continue to shape our cultural world today. Works featured include Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony and excerpts from the score of Fantasia\, plus archival media of Toscanini and other early stars of the American classical music stage. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-coming-to-america-european-musical-artists-meet-the-united-states-lecture-3-building-legacies/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/TimeMagazine_IgorStravinsky.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T193000 DTSTAMP:20260420T025842 CREATED:20250913T181824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T181828Z UID:4812-1774724400-1774726200@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Rachel Franklin for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Inside the Classics DESCRIPTION:https://www.bsomusic.org/inside-the-classics/\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachel Franklin is delighted to be the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Strathmore Music Scholar-in-Residence. She gives all the BSO’s pre-concert presentations at their Bethesda\, MD venue\, Strathmore Hall as part of their “Inside the Classics” series. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/rachel-franklin-for-the-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-inside-the-classics-29/ LOCATION:Music Center at Strathmore\, 5301 Tuckerman Ln\, North Bethesda\, MD\, 20852\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BaltimoreSymphonyOrchestra.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T025842 CREATED:20251221T223049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T223210Z UID:5024-1774872000-1774877400@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Coming to America; European Musical Artists Meet the United States\, Lecture 4 - Émigrés in America DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/coming-to-america\n \n \n \n \n \n Beethoven never made it to America\, but hundreds of important musicians and composers did. From early touring megastars like Paderewski—who traveled in his own private Pullman car—to successful refugee émigrés such as Rachmaninoff\, America has been drawing renowned musical talents since well before its Declaration of Independence. Dvorák directed a music conservatory in New York; Korngold wrote scores for Hollywood; Tchaikovsky marveled at the warmth of American hospitality; and Schoenberg played tennis regularly with Gershwin. \nIn a unique course\, popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin explores the siren call of America to musicians throughout the world. \nBritish-born Franklin has been a featured speaker for organizations including the Library of Congress and NPR\, exploring intersections among classical and jazz music\, film scores\, and the fine arts. \n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nIn the early 20th century\, Europe experienced a mass exodus of artists and musicians escaping the horrors of Soviet oppression and Nazi persecution. Among them were some of the greatest composers of their time— Rachmaninoff\, Stravinsky\, Korngold\, Bartók\, Milhaud\, Schoenberg\, and many others. Some of these composers struggled in a new world while others built brilliant new careers here. Each of them shared their genius with America and left an indelible mark on an evolving culture that welcomed and absorbed their great gifts. Works featured include excerpts from Korngold’s film scores\, Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra\, Stravinsky’s Ebony Concerto written for Benny Goodman\, and music by Rachmaninoff\, Kurt Weill\, and others. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-coming-to-america-european-musical-artists-meet-the-united-states-lecture-4-emigres-in-america/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/TimeMagazine_IgorStravinsky.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR