Thu Nov 5 · 6:30pm
Lectures on Tap — The Songwriting Genius of Bob Dylan
Delvyn Case, Professor of Music at Wheaton College, looks at how Bob Dylan fused music and poetry in his songwriting, and at how the songs reshaped thinking about popular music, storytelling and cultural change. Case is a classical composer as well as a musicologist specializing in popular music, has taught its history for 25 years, and has seen his songwriting students nominated for two Grammy Awards.