- FOR AGES18-Up years
- CLASSLecture Class
- LENGTH4 weeks
What you will learn
Each class in this lecture series will feature live demonstrations of musical concepts, discussion, and recorded listening examples. These courses will give you tools and context to better appreciate the magical world of music.
Classes meet weekly on Thursday evenings and each four-week section can be taken alone or in conjunction with the rest of the series.
ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS
OCTOBER 9 - 30
This course will highlight some of the great masterpieces of the nineteenth century. Participants will develop a deeper appreciation of the music of Chopin, Schumann, Verdi, Liszt, and Bellini, among others. Join us as we experience some of the most beautiful music ever written, performed by its greatest interpreters.
AARON COPLAND 125!
NOVEMBER 6 - DECEMBER 4
This course will celebrate the 125th anniversary of Aaron Copland, one of the most original and influential American composers of the 20th century. Works such as Rodeo, Fanfare for the Common Man, and Appalachian Spring will be discussed. We will also explore composers and performers that Copland admired such as Leonard Bernstein, Gabriel Fauré, Isaac Stern, and Serge Koussevitzky.
Winter Music
JANUARY 8 - 29
This course will explore great composers who wrote works with a winter theme. Compositions we will hear and discuss will include Vivaldi’s Winter, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Chopin’s Winterwind étude, and Rachmaninoff’s The Silver Sleigh Bells. Join us as we learn how each composer interpreted the season of winter in their own distinct musical styles.
ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS
OCT 9 - 30
This course will highlight some of the great masterpieces of the nineteenth century. Participants will develop a deeper appreciation of the music of Chopin, Schumann, Verdi, Liszt, and Bellini, among others. Join us as we experience some of the most beautiful music ever written, performed by its greatest interpreters.
AARON COPLAND 125!
NOV 6 - DEC 4
This course will celebrate the 125th anniversary of Aaron Copland, one of the most original and influential American composers of the 20th century. Works such as Rodeo, Fanfare for the Common Man, and Appalachian Spring will be discussed. We will also explore composers and performers that Copland admired such as Leonard Bernstein, Gabriel Fauré, Isaac Stern, and Serge Koussevitzky.
WINTER MUSIC
JAN 8 - 29
This course will explore great composers who wrote works with a winter theme. Compositions we will hear and discuss will include Vivaldi’s Winter, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Chopin’s Winterwind étude, and Rachmaninoff’s The Silver Sleigh Bells. Join us as we learn how each composer interpreted the season of winter in their own distinct musical styles.
MUSIC EDUCATION CHANGES LIVES
We provide access to music education to anyone who seeks it, regardless of economic status, ability, ethnicity, or religion, which has a profound impact on individual lives as well as on our entire community.
We offer Need-based financial assistance
Our goal is to make music education accessible and to remove the financial barrier that may prevent students from participating. Therefore, we offer need-based financial aid to as many students as possible.
