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  • Back to Bach

    Virtual Presentation

    NASA once approached a famous musicologist and asked, “We’re planning to launch a rocket into deep space, and want to include a sample of music of Earth. What would you suggest we send?” He replied, “I would suggest the complete works of J.S. Bach, but that would be bragging.” – and how right he was. Johann Sebastian Bach wrote the book (literally and figuratively) on how music works. He explored and refined chord progressions, harmony, form, and much of the music theory we still use today, three hundred years later. Join us to learn about his world and some of his most monumental works!


    Barry Wiesenfeld is an internationally recognized award-winning musician, a published author, and is on the music faculty of SUNY and Ramapo College. He has accompanied Grammy- and RMI-winning artists, performed on three continents and has played on numerous recordings, radio and TV. Barry’s lecture series has been enjoyed both around the U.S. and abroad.

    For more information or to contact Barry, please visit www.barrybassist.com.

    Register for Back to Bach here.

     

  • Life & Legacy of George Gershwin

    Virtual Presentation

    Summer Music Series:  Life & Legacy of George Gershwin

    George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions span both popular and classical genres and include favorites such as Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and the opera Porgy and Bess. In his short life, Gershwin penned a number of America's most recognizable pieces of music that continue to resonate today. Join us as we listen and discuss how Gershwin's transformed the sounds of a nation. Led by Gordon Herman, Pianist, Composer and Musicologist.

    To register and receive the link, please click: George Gershwin

     

  • History of Broadway Part I and II

    Virtual Presentation

    Part I: The Rise and Fall of Operetta & the Beginning of Broadway  
    October 5, 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM

    Part II: The Golden Age of Broadway from Sondheim to Weber and beyond.
    October 19, 2021 02:30 PM

    Musical Theater is one of the oldest forms of entertainment in America. This two-part presentation will trace the development of musical theater from colonial days to the present. Along the way we’ll discuss the rise and fall of operetta, the development of Broadway as the center of musical theater and the emergence of the American Musical. Led by Gordon Neal Herman, Musicologist, Composer, Pianist.

    To register and receive the link, please click: History of Broadway 

  • The Beauty and Mystery of Sephardic Music

    Virtual Presentation

    Join master storyteller and performer Judith Cohen, Ph.D., Canadian ethnomusicologist and musician, to hear and learn more about the beautiful, mystical sounds of Sephardic music from the greater Judeo-Spanish world. This introductory program will include details on the music in Medieval Spain pertaining to Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities and will cover the role of women in Sephardic songs, plus so much more. Judith accompanies her singing and storytelling on traditional frame drums of Spain, Portugal and North Africa, on the medieval bowed vièle, Appalachian Mountain dulcimer and other instruments. Don’t miss this special program!

    To register and receive the link, please click: Sephardic Music 

  • Artist Talk: Anthony Russell in Conversation with Hankus Netsky

    Virtual Presentation

    Ten years ago, after a 15-year career as a classical singer, Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell decided to devote himself to music in Yiddish, a choice that presented new horizons for him as a performer. Join multi-instrumentalist, composer, and ethnomusicologist Hankus Netsky in conversation with Anthony as they discuss the music, language and culture that has brought him to stages the world over.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Anthony Russell