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In Alameda: Sex, Drugs & War: Obsessions of the Great Composers
A Four-Week Class Taught by Carnegie Mellon University Professor of Music Stephen Schultz
Major works of classical music will be listened to in relation to each composer’s global vision and their resulting unique modes of expression. No prior knowledge of music is necessary.
March 17
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique
A drug-induced musical portrait of love gone bad
March 24
Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5
Unrequited love, death and fulfilled love
March 31
Copland’s Piano Concerto and Symphony No. 3
Modernist and populist
April 7
The 20th Century Reacts to War: Shostakovich, Górecki and Penderecki
From hell to heaven
When: Thursdays, March 17–April 7
Time: 7 pm–9 pm
Where: Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave, Alameda
Cost: $90 for all four sessions or $25 per class
Info: info@rhythmix.org or 510.865.5060
