2024 Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Ragtime & Jazz Festival
The MSU Libraries and the Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Ragtime & Jazz Festival are pleased to announce the dates and the exciting line up of performers slated for the 2024 festival. The Templeton Festival and the Gatsby Gala are scheduled for February 22 - 24, 2024 on the campus of Mississippi State University.
Schedule
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Thursday, February 22
06:00pm
The Gatsby Gala
Location: Mitchell Memorial Library, 2nd floor Atrium
Friday, February 23
All daytime events are in the Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Music Museum (Mitchell Memorial Library) unless otherwise noted.
10:00 - 10:50am
Performer Group Chat
"The varying roads taken, and choices made, to find us here today" - moderated by Jeff Barnhart
11:00 - 11:30am
Mini-Concert
With Anne Barnhart, Dave Majchrzak, Jeff Barnhart
11:40am - 12:30pm
Silent Films
with Jeff Barnhart and Josh Duffee
12:30 - 2:00pm
Lunch on your own
2:00 - 2:50pm
Behind Closed Doors: Women's Significant (and Sometimes Secret) Contribution to Ragtime
With Dave Majchrzak
3:00 - 3:20pm
Mini-Concert
With Louis Ford (accompanied by Jeff Barnhart and Josh Duffee)
3:30 - 4:20pm
From Cylinders to the Stage: How Musical Styles of the 20th Century are Preserved and the Role That Plays in the World Today
With T. J. Müller
6:30pm
Doors open for Evening Concert
Location: McComas Hall, 216 President's Circle
7:00pm
Evening Concert
Featuring The Sweet&Hot Quartet, Louis Ford, and Dave Majchrzak, plus the Keyone Docher Student Award recipient Kathryn McArthur
Location: McComas Hall, 216 President's Circle
Saturday, February 24
All daytime events are in the Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Music Museum (Mitchell Memorial Library) unless otherwise noted.
10:00 - 10:50am
Tour of the Templeton Music Museum
With Lynda Graham and Jeff Barnhart
11:00 - 11:20am
Mini-Concert
With T. J. Müller and Jeff Barnhart
11:30am - 12:20pm
Sheet Music Rarities, Chip Templeton Collection
With Chip Templeton
12:20 - 2:00pm
Lunch on your own
2:00 - 2:50pm
Mallet Men: The Forgotten Xylophone Superstars of the 1920s
With Josh Duffee
3:00 - 3:50pm
New Orleans, the Birthplace of Jazz: An Overview of the Origins and Influences of African, European and Caribbean Instruments and Rhythms and the Evolution Into Modern Jazz
With Louis Ford
4:00 - 4:30am
Informal Jam Session
With All Musicians
6:30pm
Doors open for Evening Concert
Location: McComas Hall, 216 President's Circle
7:00pm
Evening Concert
Featuring The Sweet&Hot Quartet, Louis Ford, and Dave Majchrzak, plus a special performance by Gwyen Elizabeth Franklin
Location: McComas Hall, 216 President's Circle
