MonSep 065:00 PM
Lecture-in-Song: Irving Berlin
Villages at Pine Valley
Philadelphia PA
TueSep 076:30 PM
Lecture-in-Song: Cole Porter
Pine Run
Doylestown PA
SunSep 123:00 PM
Lecture-in-Song: Frank Loesser
Applewood Estates
Freehold NJ
Fred Miller’s series of Lectures-In-Song
covers virtually every major songwriter from
the Golden era of popular music between the
World Wars. Broadway-Hollywood giants
Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Richard
Rodgers, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter and
Irving Berlin are among the most celebrated
names of twentieth century American culture >> 
The Copper Penny Players come from all
walks of life. They range in age from 18 to 80
and may travel from as far away as Princeton
and Philadelphia to be together.
What they all have in common is a desire to
sing and have a good time, regardless of musical
experience. The Copper Penny Players have
been led by Fred Miller since 1981 >>
A native of Albuquerque, Fred studied piano as a boy with Ralph Berkowitz,
former dean of Tanglewood and accompanist for 20 years to the great cellist
Piatagorsky. In New York, he studied acting for two years with stage and film
legend Geraldine Page and vocal performance with Tony award winner Helen Gallagher.
"Miller is something of a one man show
himself, producing, directing, leading the
musical ensemble and co-designing the sets.
Often doing everything means that some
things are not professionally accomplished,
but Miller is evidently able to do it all" >>
