More than 50 seniors have come from all over the country to take part in the Elderhostel Tiburon American Music Program. Hosted by Barry Adler and led by instructors Don Lewis and Jerry Frohmader, the Elderhostel program teaches seniors to sing and play blues, gospel, jazz and ragtime. Over the course of five days, participants learn to write and perform songs in a fun, informative and disarming program. Although some have performed before, many of the seniors that attend Elderhostel’s program are creating music for the first time.
Lewis grew up in Dayton, Ohio, with a musical family and church community as the major focuses in his life. He attended Tuskegee University and played piano and organ at the Greenwood Baptist Church for Martin Luther King’s Freedom Rallies. He has worked in the studio with such legendary music greats as Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. As a performing artist, he has toured extensively nationally and internationally.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Frohmader is a teacher, composer, performer, conductor and arts administrator. As a professional musician (keyboards and saxophone), he has performed with the New Jersey Symphony and Clark Terry. He presently lives in Corte Madera, where he teaches electronic synthesis, jazz, recording techniques and keyboards privately as well as part time at the College of Marin. He also composes music for television commercials, videos and film.
More about Elderhostel
Founded in 1975, Elderhostel is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing extraordinary learning adventures for people aged 55 and over. Elderhostel offers a wide variety learning programs in locations that span the globe. The Bay Area Classic Learning is the Elderhostel branch in the Bay Area.
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