Music of Connecticut
| Music of the United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local music | ||
| AK – AL – AR – AS – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – GU – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MP – MS – MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – PR – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VI – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY | ||
| History (Timeline) | Ethnicities | |
| to 1900 | African American | |
| 1900–1940 | Native American (Inuit and Hawaiian) | |
| 40s and 50s | Latin (Tejano and Puerto Rican) | |
| 60s and 70s | Cajun and Creole | |
| 80s to the present | Other immigrants (Jewish, European, South and East Asian, modern African and Middle-Eastern) | |
| Genres (Samples): Classical – Hip hop – Rock – Pop – Folk | ||
Connecticut is a state of the United States, in the New England region. Its musical heritage includes folk music, celebrated at festivals like the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, held annually since 1988, and the New England Folk Festival, held annually since 1944.
Following the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra is the fourth-oldest orchestra in the country. It gave its first performance in January of 1895. The city of Hartford has a Connecticut Opera (founded in 1942), an orchestra called the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and a choir called the Hartford Chorale (founded in 1972).
Musicians from Connecticut
- Eileen Farrell, singer
- John Mayer, rock singer
- Rosa Ponselle, singer