SHORT, FUN AND EDUCATIONAL

Come discover what you always wanted to know but never had the time to learn. The lecture series, which gives an introduction to three different topics, and the short courses, which each focus on one topic, both provide a perfect window into the world of classical music.

LECTURE SERIES
Musical Mavericks, Understanding Modern Music, and Music Appreciation

WED 2–4:30 pm
3/12, 3/19, 3/26

Instructor: Eric Schwartz

3 weeks: $72

SHORT COURSES
What is a Concerto?
A surprisingly wide variety of pieces exist under that name. So what is it? This course will examine the origins of the concerto and chart its development up to the present day.

WED 7–8:30 pm
1st Session: 10/10/07, 10/17/07, 10/24/07, 10/31/07
2nd Session: 1/30/08, 2/6/08, 2/13/08, 2/27/08

Instructor: Nathan Hetherington

4 weeks: $95

Who Invented the Symphony?
And where did it come from? This course will explore the origin of the symphony and take a look at what has become of it over the past 250 years.

WED 7–8:30 pm
1st Session: 11/7/07, 11/14/07, 11/21/07, 11/28/07
2nd Session: 3/5/08, 3/12/08, 3/19/08, 3/26/08

Instructor: Nathan Hetherington

4 weeks: $95

What is Sonata Form?
The course will explore the most characteristic form of Western classical music and look at how composers as diverse as Haydn, Beethoven, Mahler and Prokofiev have used this form in their works.

WED 7–8:30 pm
1st Session: 1/2/08, 1/9/08, 1/16/08, 1/23/08
2nd Session: 4/9/08, 4/16/08, 4/30/08, 5/7/08

Instructor: Nathan Hetherington

4 weeks: $95

Musical Mavericks
A look at composers, from Gesualdo to Debussy, whose imaginations forced us to listen in a whole new way.

WED 7–8:30 pm
1st Session: 10/10/07, 10/17/07, 10/24/07, 10/31/07
2nd Session: 1/30/08, 2/6/08, 2/13/08, 2/27/08

Instructor: Eric Schwartz

4 weeks: $95

Understanding Modern Music
Does modern music make any sense? Here’s an opportunity to learn to love, or at least to better understand the classical music of the last hundred years.

WED 7–8:30 pm
1st Session: 11/7/07, 11/14/07, 11/21/07, 11/28/07
2nd Session: 3/5/08, 3/12/08, 3/19/08, 3/26/08

Instructor: Eric Schwartz

4 weeks: $95

Music Appreciation
This course is for those who want the tools to more deeply appreciate classical music.

WED 7–8:30 pm
1st Session: 1/2/08, 1/9/08, 1/16/08, 1/23/08
2nd Session: 4/9/08, 4/16/08, 4/30/08, 5/7/08

Instructor: Eric Schwartz

4 weeks: $95

Other Music Courses for Adults:
Private Lessons
Group Piano
Group Voice
Group Instrumental
Chamber Music
Kaufman Pops Chorus
Nashir! The Rottenberg Chorale
Jazz
Music History
Music Theory
Sight-Singing
Dalcroze
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