COURT HOUSE — Discover how two musical giants born in 1813—Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi—changed art and the entire musical landscape for years to come at the November series of free music lectures by Paul M. Somers, sponsored by the Bay-Atlantic Symphony.
See how these two composers represented Romanticism in words and deeds—the revolutionary and the decadent in Wagner and the political activism of Verdi.
The lecture will take place in four counties, and will occur Nov. 23 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Cape May County Library, 30 Mechanic St.
In December, learn about ethno-musicology and 20th-century modernism in the music of Bartók, Kodály, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Copland, and others.
Subsequent lectures this season will explore rhythm, sung music, and the world of the soloist, along with a question-and-answer session in April, and a Fresh Ears® experience in May.
Somers, is a composer, performer, founder of Maurice River Music, was for 25 years the harpsichordist for the Virtuoso Strings of New York, and was a reviewer for the Star-Ledger.
The lectures are co-sponsored by the libraries in which they given.
For further information, call the Bay-Atlantic Symphony at 856-575-5583.
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