Dear Symphony Music Lovers and Lifelong Learners,
There's still time to sign up for our online music class happening TONIGHT focused on Carmina Burana and our May 21 and 22 concerts.
Our leaders for this class will be Santa Cruz Symphony Board member Deborah Bronstein, MD and her husband Evans Whitaker, MD, MLIS. Deborah is a long time Cabrillo Chorus member and amateur musician, and "Whit" is her willing accomplice. We'll also have a very special guest: Maestro Danny Stewart!
Deborah and Whit will cover the pieces to be performed in order as they appear in the program:
Claudio Monteverdi's Toccata & Ritornello and its connection to Carl Orff
Valentin Silvestrov’s Prayer for Ukraine for an exquisite and timely tribute to Ukraine
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, the perennial fan favorite. We’ll talk about the composer, his controversies, and his legacy—and uncover more about the texts, soloists, and musical structure.
This class will include live commentary and an interview with Maestro Danny Stewart!
We will meet on Zoom on Monday May 9, 2022 at 7 pm. Allow up to 90 minutes for this presentation, which will go into much greater depth than time allows at the preview presentations before the concerts. As always, we aim to enhance your concert-going and musical experience through deeper understanding of the concert material. This class will be recorded. A recording will be available two days later.
The cost of this class is $20. To sign up, click the button below and follow the instructions on the website. After you've paid for the class, we'll send you an email with instructions for how to join the class via Zoom.
Please join your Symphony friends and pass the word to all your music-loving friends for this excellent class! We look forward to seeing you!