University of Scranton

05/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/07/2024 13:30

GCSOM Hosts Schemel Forum Collaborative Program

The University of Scranton's Schemel Forum Collaborative Program with Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) presented the concert lecture "Ragtime: The Mind and Music of Scott Joplin." The talk was presented by Richard Kogan, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and artistic director of Weill Cornell Music and Medicine, who interspersed his narrative with performances of "Maple Leaf Rag," "The Entertainer" and other ragtime classics. The event took place on Apr. 25 at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.