Spring Classes on Opera, Ballet, Music Theater and the Symphony

John Gibbons — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:45:07 +0000

It’s hard to believe it’s almost time for a new spring session, but my next two 8-week classes are right around the corner:

The Symphony Since Beethoven

Beethoven’s legacy proved an inspiration and obstacle to the next generation of symphonists, who struggled with the implications of Beethoven’s formal innovations but managed to infuse the symphonic genre with greatly expanded thematic dimension inspired by the philosophy, literature, and even visual arts that shaped their own experience. Our core repertoire will be the symphonies of Mendelssohn (including the Scottish and the Italian Symphonies), Schumann (including the Rhenish), Brahms, Bruckner, and Mahler.

Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Tuition: $365.00
Early Registration Rate: $335.00 before 3/16/2010

Click here to register for The Symphony Since Beethoven

Opera, Ballet and Music Theater Genres

This course considers the relationship between music and the disciplines of drama, dance, and related theatrical expressions. Operas by Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, and Puccini; operettas by Strauss, Lehar, and Bernstein; and ballets by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev will be considered, as will be more recent hybrid theater forms ranging from the Phillip Glass to the 1960s avant-garde to postmodern examples. Works will be critically analyzed using DVDs, CDs, and piano illustrations.

3/23/2010 - 5/18/2010
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuition: $365.00
Early Registration Rate: $335.00 before 3/16/2010

Click here to register for Opera, Ballet and Music Theater Genres

Intro to Music Literacy - This Saturday

John Gibbons — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:55:36 +0000

Just a reminder that my semi-regular one-day seminar on introductory music reading is on for this Saturday in downtown Chicago.

We begin at 10am and end at 4pm, with a one-hour lunch break. The location is the University of Chicago’s Gleacher center. Cost is $115 per person.

I hope to see some new faces and regulars. Here’s the spiel from the catalog:

This seminar is designed to equip the student with fundamental knowledge of musical notation and language. Clefs, time and key signatures, the staff, symbols for pitch and duration, and musical grammar and vocabulary will all be covered. Also, there will be consideration of the relevancy and value of various analytical models and techniques. Emphasis will be placed on making the participant’s listening experience more rewarding.

Click here to register

Click here for the syllabus and suggested (optional) study materials.

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Spring Classes on Opera, Ballet, Music Theater and the Symphony

The Symphony Since Beethoven

Opera, Ballet and Music Theater Genres

Intro to Music Literacy - This Saturday

In the News