America's Beethoven (2026)
David sits down with Dr. Ron Pen, musicology professor and director of the UK John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, to discuss America’s most important and most forgotten composer, Anthony Philip Heinrich. They discuss his musical style, how he came to America and Lexington, Kentucky, specifically, and how his music came to be forgotten.
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Tales from the Kentucky Room is hosted by David Bryant and produced by Erin West.
David is the Manager of Central Library, and has worked many years in the Kentucky Room. After several guest host spots, David moved to full time host of Tales from the Kentucky Room in 2025. Local History and Genealogy are passions of his, and he's excited to share them with our audience.
Erin is the Virtual Services Librarian. She's worked for Lexington Public Library since 2003 and began her work with audio editing in 2012 while working at the Northside Branch. Erin enjoys listening to history, true crime and tv show recap podcasts.
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