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I Lift My Lamp


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Jacqueline Schwab full profile / Solo piano / 1 musician


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I Lift My Lamp--Illuminations from Immigrant America, by Ken Burns' pianist Jacqueline Schwab, celebrates vintage music created or brought in by American immigrants from W. and E. Europe and Central and S. America, plus African American spirituals and Tin Pan Alley music connected to immigrants. Jacqueline speaks about her childhood in multicultural Pittsburgh and encourages listeners to muse on theirs and open their ears to music from other cultures.


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