Start your week at Oasis with coffee and treats, followed by live music and the story behind it.  Oasis Musical Mondays are underwritten by the Robin Fields Memorial Fund. Valentine's Day is the day after our show, so it's urgent that we find an answer! A logical place to look is the Great American Songbook, since 80% of these songs say "I Love You" in various ways. First we'll discuss how the tradition of Valentine's day came about, and how we celebrate it. Then, with my piano accompaniment, Charlene will croon romantic tunes that should help us answer some of our love questions. (More Musical Mondays:  see class #110, 190, and 240)

Start your week at Oasis with coffee and treats, followed by live music and the story behind it.  Oasis Musical Mondays are underwritten by the Robin Fields Memorial Fund. The Best Original Song Academy Award has been given since the 7th Academy Awards in 1935. Many incredible songs have been awarded over the 88 years it has existed, but we’re going to concentrate on the period from 1935 to 1975. This was a Golden Age for Hollywood, and for songwriters in general. In our presentation, we’ll look at the history of each tune we’ve chosen, and then perform it for you. (More Musical Mondays:  see class #110, 150, and 240)

Start your week at Oasis with coffee and treats, followed by live music and the story behind it.  Oasis Musical Mondays are underwritten by the Robin Fields Memorial Fund. From 1958 to 1964, New York’s Brill Building became the new hub of professionally written pop music. Numerous teams of talented young songwriters created an astounding number of hit tunes for performers such as the Shirelles and the Drifters. We’ll take a close look at the background of some of the songwriters such as Carole King and Gerry Goffin to see what made them so successful. Then, we’ll perform some of their best songs for you. (More Musical Mondays:  see class #110, 150, and 190)