Introduction

Song of America is the Hampsong Foundation’s primary current focus. The project continues Thomas Hampson’s career-long dedication to American music and the work of his first Song of America collaboration with the Library of Congress in 2005-2006.

In 2009-2010, to mark the 250th anniversary of the first song written in America and in association with the Library of Congress, The Song of America Project will augment Thomas Hampson’s U.S. recital tour exploration of America’s song heritage through educational activities, exhibitions, recordings, broadcasts, cybercasts and interactive online resources to be found here at www.hampsong.org.

Song of America illuminates American history as told through the eyes of our poets and the ears of our composers. The initiative highlights the continued importance of poetry and song in present-day American culture.

“America’s foremost baritone…Thomas Hampson might well be called the ambassador of the American song to the world.” --International Herald Tribune