VAS March Art Salon: The Life & Music of Amy Beach, American Female Composer & Pianist

Celebrating Women’s History Month Gail Smith, pianist, composer, author, musicologist. VAS Art Salon Social featuring Gail Smith as Amy Beachin a Salon Concert and discussion of her life and music.

 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Most of her compositions and performances were under the name Mrs. H.H.A. Beach.

Venetian Arts Society is a member based not-for-profit 501c3 cultural arts organization offering monthly Art Salons featuring as many of the cultural arts as possible happening simultaneously. Our 21^st century version of the “Art Salon” is a unique and innovative performance-educational-social concept that highlights the multi-cultural diversity of our community.VAS features all of the performing, visual, and cultural arts interacting simultaneously for a complete artistic experience where each compliments the other.

Thursday, March 12, 2015 7-9 pm  Fort Lauderdale Women’s Club 20 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301