From Mozart to Muzak: The Cultures of Classical Music

July 18, 2009

Despite all dire predictions, classical concert music and opera refuse to go away; indeed they are enjoying a 21st-century renaissance. The issue is not just that great art matters—though it does—but also that we encounter classical music not just in the symphony hall or opera house, but also in restaurants, at weddings and other special occasions, and throughout the media. What has enabled this music to be used and reused in so many different ways, and how do we understand its multiple meanings? Professors Annegret Fauser and Tim Carter will explore how we encounter classical music and what it can mean to us today.

Topics and Speakers

Early Music and the Long Nineteenth Century: From Mozart’s Handel to Debussy's Rameau
Annegret Fauser, Professor of Music

Modernist Re(-)creations: Stravinsky Meets Pergolesi, and Schoenberg Meets Bach
Tim Carter, David G. Frey Distinguished Professor and Chair of Music

An Operatic Classic Revamped: Oscar Hammerstein’s Carmen Jones (1943)
Professor Fauser

Hollywood Takes the Baton
Professor Carter

The Role of Classical Music Today
A Panel Discussion with Our Speakers

Time and Cost

9:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Saturday, July 18, 2009.  The tuition is $120 ($105 by May 27). The optional lunch is $15. Tuition for teachers is $60 ($52.50 by May 27). 10 contact hours for 1 unit of renewal credit.

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Co-Sponsored by the General Alumni Association.
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