Frank Manheim

 

Frank T. Manheim (D.Sc), is an avocational classical music activist and exponent of audience empowerment. He has been a federal government research scientist and is now on the faculty of George Mason University (Fairfax VA). Frank has served as a newspaper music reviewer, program chairman and organizer for the oldest music presentation organization on Cape Cod Massachusetts, and is a longterm member of the Society for American Music. Publications include musical biographies in the Encyclopedia of American Biography (Oxford Univ. Press), including a first biographical account of Thomas Nassi, who had a distinguished dual career as the father of Western music's introduction to Albania, and as a music educator and publisher in the United States. Long essays on the rise and role of electronic rock music, and on the musical contributions of Thomas Hart Benton (a noted American painter) are in press or preparation. He currently seeks to stay abreast of reformist movements to rejuvenate classical music. Email address: nnamelet@yahoo.com

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