WEEK 3 – AN ENGLISH COUNTRY SOJOURN

WEEK 3 – AN ENGLISH COUNTRY SOJOURN

WEEK THREE - AN ENGLISH COUNTRY SOJOURN WEEK THREEAN ENGLISH COUNTRY SOJOURN The pastoral beauty of the English countryside has inspired centuries of poets, painters and musicians. While legendary British composers, Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, Britten and Delius, like...
WEEK 2 – BAROQUE MASTERS

WEEK 2 – BAROQUE MASTERS

WEEK TWO- BAROQUE MASTERS WEEK TWOBAROQUE MASTERS Baroque music enjoyed a resurgence of interest during the 1970s and has never looked back. The works of German, Italian and English masters like J. S. Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, and Quantz have never been more...
WEEK 1 – SUMMER ROMANCE

WEEK 1 – SUMMER ROMANCE

WEEK ONE - SUMMER ROMANCE WEEK ONESUMMER ROMANCE Several of Mozart’s late works, like his dark and stormy Adagio and Fugue for strings, paved the way for the early Romanticism of Beethoven and his student, Ferdinand Ries, but also continued to influence composers well...
ELIZABETH BROWN, composer

ELIZABETH BROWN, composer

ELIZABETH BROWNElizabeth Brown combines a composing career with a diverse performing life, playing flute, shakuhachi, and theremin. Her music is played around the world and includes many compositions for traditional Japanese instruments and numerous collaborations...
JESSE MCCORMICK, french horn

JESSE MCCORMICK, french horn

JESSE MCCORMICKJesse McCormick enjoys a distinguished career as an orchestral hornist, soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. He was appointed to the horn section of The Cleveland Orchestra by Music Director Franz Welser-Most in 2006 and has performed as a soloist...