The Writer's Almanac from Saturday, November 25, 2017 “At the Lake House” by Jon Loomis from The Mansion of Happiness. © Oberlin College Press, 2016 ORIGINAL TEXT AND AUDIO - 2017 Today is the birthday of American composer Virgil Thomson (1896). He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, on a steady diet of church music, Civil War Songs, the blues, and barn-dance music. Starting when he was five, a cousin gave him piano lessons. Later, he frequently accompanied showings of silent films.
The Writer's Almanac from Saturday, November 25, 2017
The Writer's Almanac from Saturday, November…
The Writer's Almanac from Saturday, November 25, 2017
The Writer's Almanac from Saturday, November 25, 2017 “At the Lake House” by Jon Loomis from The Mansion of Happiness. © Oberlin College Press, 2016 ORIGINAL TEXT AND AUDIO - 2017 Today is the birthday of American composer Virgil Thomson (1896). He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, on a steady diet of church music, Civil War Songs, the blues, and barn-dance music. Starting when he was five, a cousin gave him piano lessons. Later, he frequently accompanied showings of silent films.