Music AppreciationThe aim in these courses of to explore a great variety of `classical' music from baroque music to some quite recent music and in a variety of genres: orchestral, chamber music, solo instrumental music and choral music. Some who attend are very knowledgeable about music and others are fairly...
Music AppreciationThe aim in these courses of to explore a great variety of `classical' music from baroque music to some quite recent music and in a variety of genres: orchestral, chamber music, solo instrumental music and choral music. Some who attend are very knowledgeable about music and others are fairly new to classical music and the aim is to provide...
The Jazz AgeFrom its humble origins in New Orleans, jazz spread around the world and came to symbolise the carefree abandon of the 1920s.The Birth Of The MusicalThrough the efforts of some of America’s greatest composers, the innocuous musical comedy of the early 1900s was transmuted into a new art...
The Jazz AgeFrom its humble origins in New Orleans, jazz spread around the world and came to symbolise the carefree abandon of the 1920s.The Birth Of The MusicalThrough the efforts of some of America’s greatest composers, the innocuous musical comedy of the early 1900s was transmuted into a new art form.Country Cousins: The Boom In Blues And HillbillyRecord companies finally...
The Tawdry Thirties - Collapse into Chaos The Shape of Things to Come.16th April , 23rd April , 30th April, 7th May & 14th MayTopics- Music:Let’s Dance Propelled by the exciting new trend in pop music- Swing – young people found a refuge from the gloomy headlines in dancing. And one entrepreneur made a...
The Tawdry Thirties - Collapse into Chaos The Shape of Things to Come.16th April , 23rd April , 30th April, 7th May & 14th MayTopics- Music:Let’s Dance Propelled by the exciting new trend in pop music- Swing – young people found a refuge from the gloomy headlines in dancing. And one entrepreneur made a million showing them how to do it. Depression BluesThe Wall Street...
This course explores the neglected legacy of generations of female composers. Their music deserves to be better known not so much as the expression of a minority but because they really express artistry, originality and fantastic craftsmanship. Let us listen to what they have to say!To support her teaching, Alessandra...
This course explores the neglected legacy of generations of female composers. Their music deserves to be better known not so much as the expression of a minority but because they really express artistry, originality and fantastic craftsmanship. Let us listen to what they have to say!To support her teaching, Alessandra will play excerpts from the compositions under discussion.Alessandra has performed...
