Continuing Education: Music
MSC9-W Introduction to the History and Practice of Medieval Polyphony
Instructor: *Pascale Duhamel, Ph.D., LMS. Visiting Scholar, Pontifi cal Institute of Medieval Studies (PIMS).
When one thinks about medieval music, Gregorian chant fi rst comes to mind, but the musicians of the Middle Ages also developed a tradition in polyphonic music from which sprang classical music. This course will introduce the history and practice of medieval polyphonic music. The fi rst half of each lesson will present one style of polyphony within its cultural context. The second will be devoted to the practice of selected pieces for the voice. This course is open to anyone with singing ability and requires no/limited training in music.
Date:6 Tuesdays,
Feb. 12 – March 18,
2008
Time: 7 – 9:30pm
Fee:$130,
Blue Card: Free,
Partner School: $20
MSC10-W Great Concertos - Studies in Contrast
Instructor: Rick Phillips, B.Mus., M.Mus. Host/Producer of Sound Advice, the weekly guide to classical music and recordings on CBC Radio.
The solo concerto is a major focal point of most orchestral concerts. And the combination of a solo instrument with orchestra has drawn all sorts of meanings and connotations through history - from shifting sonorities and textures in the 18th century to the representation of the individual against the masses in the 19th. This seminar will delve into concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius, as recorded by some of the fi nest artists, past and present.
Date:Saturday,
Feb. 23, 2008
Time: 10am – 3pm
(lunch included)
Fee:$60,
Blue Card: Free,
Partner School: $20
MSC11-S The Music of Easter
Instructor: Rick Phillips, B.Mus., M.Mus. Host/Producer of Sound Advice, the weekly guide to classical music and recordings on CBC Radio.
The crucifixion is the centre-point of Christianity, and throughout history, composers have dramatized the events leading up to and including it. Few have been as successful as J. S. Bach. This seminar will spend part of the time in the magical worlds of the St. John and St. Matthew Passions by Bach, before moving on t o other suitable music for Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter from around the world.
Date:Saturday,
March 15, 2008
Time: 10am – 3pm
(lunch included)
Fee:$60,
Blue Card: Free,
Partner School: $20
MSC12-F The Big Sound – The Big Bands
Instructor: Larry Green
Afternoon host, Jazz FM 91 (Toronto).
Date:Saturday,
April 5, 2008
Time: 10am – 3pm
(lunch included)
Fee: $60,
Blue Card: Free,
Partner School: $20
It has been suggested the Big Band era is gone.
Well, it isn’t what it was, but it certainly isn’t over.
Let’s listen and chat about the legendary big bands
and discover the wonderful big bands of the present.
The music is inspirational, fun, and most entertaining.
Join host Larry Green for a Big Band Blast!
MSC13-A / MSC13-B Her Infinite Variety
Instructor: Eric Domville, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Since the beginnings of opera, composers have been in love with the beauty and luster of the female voice for its range of dramatic expression. Across the centuries heroines of all kinds have sung their hearts out in a wide variety of styles. This course will listen to a small selection of works, some well-known, others less so, in an attempt to appreciate something of the “infi nite variety” of feminine experience as conveyed in music of great power and beauty: Haydn Orfeo ed Euridice; Bellini, La Sonnambula; Verdi, Giovanna d’Arco; Bizet, Carmen; Debussy, Pelleas et Melisande; da Falla, La Vida Breve; Piazzola, Maria de Buenos Aires. Each class will include a commentary, recorded examples, and photocopied excerpts from the libretti as well as questions and discussion.
Date: (Section A)
6 Wednesdays,
Apr. 16 – May 21,
2008
Time: 7 – 9:30pm
Date: (Section B)
6 Thursdays
Apr. 17 – May 22,
2008
Time: 1:30 – 4pm
Fee:$150,
Blue Card: Free,
Partner School: $50
MSC14-S Music for the Tudor Court
Instructor: Douglas Cowling, M.A. Author, musician and commentator, writer of Classical Kids CD productions, “Mozart’s Magic Fantasy” and “Hallelujah Handel”, editor of Renaissance music.
Join a royal progress through the music which entertained Elizabeth 1 and her Stuart successors. The late 16th and early 17th centuries saw more than the Shakespearean renaissance. This was the golden age of English music. The session will take us on a visual and sound tour inside the royal court to hear the masterpieces of Byrd, Tallis, Gibbons and Weelkes. Each class will include a lecture with recorded examples and multi-media presentations, as well as live demonstrations by members of the Tallis Choir of Toronto.
Date:Saturday
April 19, 2008
Time: 10am – 3pm
(lunch included)
Fee: $60,
Blue Card: Free,
Partner School: $20