OCRS April 2026

April 2026: Ragtime Miscellany and a Performer Welcomed to OCRS

OCRS April 18, 2026
Set list

Vincent Johnson:
Rose Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin, 1907), The Entertainer (Scott Joplin, 1902), Sun Flower Slow Drag (Scott Joplin & Scott Hayden, 1901), Kitten on the Keys (Zez Confrey, 1921), Grandfather's Clock (Zez Confrey, 1933), Nickel in the Slot (Zez Confrey, 1923), Top Liner Rag (Joseph Lamb, 1916), American Beauty Rag (Joseph Lamb, 1913), Alligator Crawl (Fats Waller, circa 1927), Carolina Shout (James P Johnson, before 1918), In A Mist (Bix Beiderbecke, 1927), Sugar Cane (Scott Joplin, 1908), Milk and Honey (Vincent M Johnson, 2014)

Lucy Franco (OCRS premiere):
Peacherine Rag (Scott Joplin, 1901), Medley: Ain't She Sweet/When the Saints Go Marching In, Music of the Night (Puccini, 1910, Andrew Lloyd Weber, 1986) Folsom Prison Blues (Gordon Jenkins and Johnny Cash, 1953)

Vincent:
Baltimore Todalo (Eubie Blake, c. 1910?), Original Rags (Scott Joplin, 1899), Dockstader Rag (Les Copeland, 1912), Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag (Les Copeland, 1913), Invitation Rag (Les Copeland, 1911), French Pastry Rag (Les Copeland, 1914), In the Dark (Bix Beiderbecke, 1927), Marigold (Billy Mayerl, 1927), Soliloquy (Rube Bloom, 1926), Patricia Rag (Joseph Lamb, 1916), Selina (Vincent M. Johnson, 2024?), Solace (Scott Joplin, 1909), Harlem Rag (Tom Turpin, 1897), Hollywood Stars (Lothar Perl, 1932)

Lucy:
Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie Mercury, 1975, arr. Franco), Roses of Picardy (in Ragtime) (Haydn Wood, 1916, arr. Franco)

Vincent:
Grace and Beauty (James Scott, 1910), Swipesy Cakewalk (Scott Joplin and Arthur Marshall, 1900)

Totals:
2 pianists, 35 selections