| Inside the Music |
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Each Inside the Music class explores a particular concert, composer or era which is being presented by Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Florentine Opera, or the Conservatory. These classes meet for 1 or 2 sessions and include a ticket to a concert or production.
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| Music Lingo and Performance | 2 Sessions | $33 |
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Adults
Are you curious about the music terminology in program notes or what’s spoken from the stage? Sonata form, modulation, harmonics, Da Capo? Do you wonder about the difference between Allegro and Allegretto and ask yourself, “Why isn't the rest of the audience clapping with me?” Join Sascha Mandl of the Philomusica String Quartet in 2 mini-course sessions before their Winter concert for simple explanations and clarifications that will make your musical experience more fulfilling. There will also be time for questions and answers. Tuition includes a ticket to the Philomusica performance on January 28 at 7:30pm.
Prospect • Mondays 12:30-1:25pm
4977 • 1/14 & 1/21/13
Instructor: Sascha Mandl
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| Behind the Program Notes | 2 Sessions | $33 |
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Adults
Have you ever wanted to ask the program annotator what on earth she means by Sonata Form? Are you curious about all those mysterious terms she uses: Sostenuto, Ponticello, Pizzicati? Do you wonder about the difference between Allegro and Allegretto? Join Stefanie Jacob in 2 mini-course sessions before the start of the Prometheus Trio season. Lots of interesting explanations, and lots of time for questions and answers as well. Tuition includes a ticket to the Prometheus Trio performance on April 15/16 at 7:30pm.
Prospect • Thursdays 11:00-11:55am
4978 • 4/4 & 4/11/13
Instructor: Stefanie Jacob
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| Albert Herring | 2 Sessions | $33 |
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Downton Abbey has nothing on Loxford, where Lady Billows tells us the birthrate rises every week and the doctor is run off his feet delivering new babies to mothers, few of whom have taken the trouble of visiting the vicar. Her housekeeper has the dirt on all the local girls (Edith Chase, for example, opened the door to the postman in her nightie!) and none of them are pure enough to be the May Queen. Then there is poor, simple Albert—at least, until someone spikes his lemonade! Tuition includes a ticket to the Florentine Opera performance on March 8, 2013 at Vogel Hall.
Prospect • Wednesdays 7:00-7:55pm
4996 • 2/27 & 3/6/13
Instructor: Phillip Pearl
Prospect • Fridays 12:00-12:55pm
4719 • 3/1 & 3/8/13
Instructor: Phillip Pearl
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| Bluebeard's Castle | 2 Sessions | $33 |
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Based loosely on the folk tale of Bluebeard the wife-killer, the script for Bartok's only opera, long considered "unperformable," is given a heavily psychological reworking—some would say psychoanalytic or even psychosexual Judith has eloped with Duke Bluebeard, a serial wife-killer. She wants him to open all the doors in his castle to allow light into the forbidding interior. He reluctantly agrees, with disastrous results. Tuition includes a ticket to the MSO performance on March 15, 2013.
Prospect • Wednesdays 8:00-8:55pm
4997 • 3/6 & 3/13/13
Instructor: Phillip Pearl
Prospect • Fridays 1:00-1:55pm
4718 • 3/8 & 3/15/13
Instructor: Phillip Pearl
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| The Wonder of Stevie | 1 Session | $25 |
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Click here for full details on the Jazz Institute page and to enroll.
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| Le nozze di Figaro | 2 Sessions | $33 |
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"The Marriage of Figaro, or The Day of Madness." Doesn't this say it all? The play this opera was based on was banned in France and is thought to be one of the causes of the French Revolution. The opera is considered to be one of the all-time masterpieces of music theatre. Come and find out why. Tuition includes a ticket to the Florentine Opera performance on May 10, 2013.
Prospect •Wednesdays 7:00-7:55pm
4998 • 5/1 & 5/8/13
Instructor: Phillip Pearl
Prospect • Fridays 12:00-12:55pm
4720 • 5/3 & 5/10/13
Instructor: Phillip Pearl
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| The Dream of Gerontius | 2 Sessions | $33 |
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The text of The Dream of Gerontius is by John Henry Newman, an Anglican priest whose conversion to Roman Catholicism caused a great scandal in England. The Dream of Gerontius relates the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgement before God and settling in Purgatory. Although it had a catastrophic premier, it established itself in subsequent performances and is Elgar's finest choral work—some consider it his masterpiece. Hear selections conducted by the composer himself! Tuition includes a ticket to the MSO performance on May 31, 2013.
Prospect • Wednesdays 7:00-7:55pm
4999 • 5/22 & 5/29/13
Instructor: Phillip Pearl
Prospect • Fridays 12:00-12:55pm
4721 • 5/24 & 5/31/13
Instructor: Phillip Pearl
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| Conservatory Quick Classes |
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| Conservatory Quick Classes give students the opportunity to explore and learn about a wide variety of musical styles in classes that run from 1 to 6 weeks. |
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| Listening to Jazz: The Music of Miles Davis | 6 Weeks | $98 |
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Click here for full details on the Jazz Institute page and to enroll.
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| Listening to Jazz: The Music of John Coltrane | 6 Weeks | $98 |
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Click here for full details on the Jazz Institute page and to enroll.
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