Symphony Music Lovers and Lifelong Learners!
Are you intrigued with the unusual program titled Beethoven and The Hill We Climb? We are too! Many of you reported that Don Adkins’ January classes helped deepen your understanding and experience of the concerts. His upcoming online class will get us ready for this emotion-packed program February 12 and 13.
As these February concerts are coming right up, we only have time for ONE CLASS to be offered MONDAY February 7, 2022 at 7 pm. In his Zoom class, Don will delve into Beethoven’s pieces, as Maestro Stewart’s programming honors the composer’s (belated) 250th birthday. Don’s use of carefully curated video clips gives us familiarity with musical attributes and helps us focus on what we can listen for.
In Maestro Stewart’s words, “This Beethoven-centric program is going to also address our current cultural struggles through examples of [Beethoven’s] struggle, and transcendence, as he went deaf and dealt with a whole bunch of challenges in his life. So all of that, interwoven with contemporary works directly inspired by him.”
Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture: Learn about the story Beethoven relates in this dramatic self-contained piece
String Quartet No 15 Op 132: Learn to identify the main themes we will hear
Moonlight Sonata: isn’t what Beethoven titled it!
Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) Movement 5: What is the form of the Shepherd’s Song — Happy, Thankful Feelings after the Storm?
Unsuk Chin’s Subito con forza: Learn how the leading Korean composer of her generation nods to Beethoven’s influence in her piece
Destiny Muhammad, arr Matt Wong, We Are The Ones: A contemporary artist addresses current struggles
Butterfly Jig (traditional Irish tune): The transformation of immigrants on American soil
If you have attended the prior classes, you can expect to gain a better appreciation of what you will hear at the concert. If you have not attended classes before, let us know if you would like to watch videos of the prior classes, but prior attendance is not in any way necessary to enjoy this class. Allow up to 90 minutes for this presentation which will go into much greater depth than time allows at Don’s preview presentations before the concerts.
Again, there will be only one class presented on Monday February 7 at 7 pm. A recording will be available the following day if you are unable to attend the live class. As there is only one class, the cost is $20.
Please join your Symphony friends for this excellent class! We look forward to seeing you!