Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with us! In the Fall of 2026, the Music Academy will host a three-part music series called Music of the American Experience: Our City, Our Sound that will bridge local history, American history, and music history. Part lecture, part performance, part social gathering, this innovative class series will promote local American history using music as a tool for deeper appreciation.

Free for all, attendees can enjoy the broad scope by attending all three classes in the series or learn from each class individually as their schedule allows. Each class will feature a local performer demonstrating the discussed themes. Discussions will additionally highlight the ways in which each musical genre has culturally and musically impacted Rockford.