This Week In National Press Club History

This Week In National Press Club History

A musical week for the Press Club!

October 10, 1974: Aaron Copland, American composer beloved for such works as “Appalachian Spring,” “Rodeo,” “Billy the Kid,” and “Fanfare for the Common Man,” discusses his prolific career in classical music at a luncheon.

October 10, 2004: Placido Domingo, perhaps the world’s finest operatic tenor, and general director of the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera, makes his second appearance at a National Press Club luncheon.

October 11, 1976: Violinist phenomenon Isaac Stern advocates for the arts at a luncheon speech.

This Week In National Press Club History is brought to you by the History & Heritage Committee, which preserves and revitalizes the Club’s history through displays, events, panel discussions and its long-standing oral history project.

For more information about the Committee’s activities, or to join the committee, contact Gilbert Klein at [email protected]

Compiled by Elizabeth Smith Brownstein ([email protected])