S4: Songs for our Country

Start date: June 03, 2026

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: AU Kennedy 119

Category: WISE Class

Event Summary:

This is a two-week class that will meet on the Assumption campus; meeting dates are Wednesday, June 3 and June 10 at 1 pm

Event Description


Class dates: Wednesday, June 3 and 10 (2 weeks)

Class time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Location: Assumption campus, Kennedy Hall Room 119

This session will play songs about America appropriate for our 250th Celebration. The songs will be in the form of videos. Songs that come to mind are "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie, "Follow the Drinking Gourd" by The Weavers (about the underground railroad), "America" by Neil Diamond (about immigrants coming to America), and similar songs.

Instructor: Joe Corn spent most of his professional career as a working electrical engineer. His teaching experience has included science and math in the NYC school system, technology instructor at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), engineering course instructor at Penn State University, and technical instructor at Moore Products Co. Since joining WISE 15 years ago, he has taught courses in both technology and music. Joe is a past President of WISE. He and his wife Bobbi reside in Grafton.