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OLLI 505: Masters of the Italian Baroque 1:45 - 3:15 PM - LFV MEMBERS ONLY

When:
Monday, May 16, 2022, 1:45 PM until 3:15 PM
Where:
Zoom

Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Margaret Warker
Category:
OLLI - LFV MEMBERS ONLY
Registration is required before Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Payment In Full In Advance Only
No Fee

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Little Falls Village Members Gain FREE Access
to Online OLLI Classes this February and Spring


Registration Now Open:
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This February and Spring, members of Little Falls Village have FREE access to any, or all, select Zoom courses and study groups. This special no-cost opportunity is available because of a new pilot partnership between our Village and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at American University.

 

Village Members will have access to two sessions: “February Shorts” Courses and Spring Semester Study Groups. Registration for both sessions is now open. Continue reading for Zoom course descriptions and information on registering through Little Falls Village.

505: Masters of the Italian Baroque 

DAVID FLAXMAN

Eleven Mondays beginning March 7 (1:45 PM - 3:15 PM)

Claudio Monteverdi was a master composer of vocal music—credited by some as the father of the modern opera—and the composer of eight books of madrigals that set the poetry of Torquato Tasso (of Gerusalemme Liberata fame) and others beautifully and memorably. Monteverdi helped usher in the Baroque era of music from the late Renaissance. His influence on subsequent Italian composers was enormous and we will study a few of them and conclude with the late Baroque music of Antonio Vivaldi. Vivaldi, of course, is best known as the composer of The Four Seasons, but this only scratches the surface of his greatness. As usual, we will proceed largely chronologically as we study these composers. 

Class Format: Appreciation
Reading: No required reading.

David Flaxman is a local choral musician and retired computer scientist who has been presenting courses on great composers and their music at OLLI for the last several years. He sings with the Choral Arts Society, the City Choir of Washington, and the Georgetown Chorale, for whom he serves as president.


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