Europe’s Belle Époque, which spanned the late nineteenth century to World War I, was an astonishing moment of creative richness. Visual artists and musicians including Matisse, Debussy, Picasso, Stravinksy, Kandinsky, Schoenberg, Toulouse-...
Upcoming Arts, Music, and Language Seminars
This list is of upcoming seminars only. Since most seminars meet more than once in a term, if a class has already met at least once, it will no longer show up on this list.
Starting: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
“From Russia with Love” charts the breathtaking ascent of classical music in Russia. Beginning with the reign of Catherine the Great and continuing onward to Glinka, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich, we will...
Starting: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Clefs, time signature, key signature, major and minor scales, chords, rhythms, intervals, accidentals, and enharmonic tones: we will examine these and many other foundational music concepts to help participants develop their musical knowledge and...
Starting: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Take a trip back to radio’s golden age and crack cases with Nero Wolfe, Richard Diamond, Sam Spade, Johnny Dollar, and other beloved sleuths from this classic era. From Inner Sanctum to The War of the Worlds, we will take...
Starting: Thursday, March 1, 2012
It is ironic that war has inspired so much beautiful music. Marches, patriotic songs, sentimental ballads, concert works, victory pieces, laments, protest songs, and Broadway musicals have emerged from wartime. This seminar focuses on American...
Starting: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
We will focus on the complex relationships among the realities of art making in Renaissance Italy, the theories advanced by critics and artists, and the mythologizing of artists and their creative processes. We will engage in discussions of...
Starting: Thursday, February 23, 2012
This course in beginning Latin offers something not usually found in introductory level classes—a brief sketch of both the ancient roots and the modern branches of a linguistic family tree. Intended for those with no prior knowledge of Latin but...
Starting: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Chamber music often is perceived as stuffy, high-brow, and distinct from symphonic music. In fact, most compositions for small ensemble (trios, quartets, quintets, etc.) are easily accessible for the average concertgoer. The chamber music genre...
Starting: Thursday, February 23, 2012
The West has long captured the imaginations of American artists, patrons, and collectors in an abundant and diverse visual culture of the landscape, Native Americans, and frontier life. Through close readings of images, primary source materials...