Dr. Edward Markward, former Music Director of Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra, examines various musical periods throughout history and presents pieces highlighting each era.
Sundays at 3:00 pm in The Harrison Room
Free and all are welcome. Register below or call 401-847-0292 for reservations.
Fall 2019 – Register Online
October 6, 2019
- Classical Music in the Late 18th Century
The Music of Haydn & Mozart – Part I
October 27, 2019
- Classical Music in the Late 18th Century
The Music of Haydn & Mozart – Part II
November 17, 2019
- Revolution & Change
The Music of Beethoven – Part I
November 24, 2019
- Revolution & Change
The Music of Beethoven – Part II
December 8, 2019
- The Romantic Generation: Song & Piano Music (The New Order: 1815-1848)
The Music of Schubert, Robert & Clara Schumann and Chopin
Spring 2020 – Register Online
January 12, 2020
- The Romantic Generation: Song & Piano Music (The New Order: 1815-1848)
The Music of Schubert, Robert & Clara Schumann and Chopin
January 26, 2020
- Romanticism in Classical Forms
Orchestral, Chamber & Choral Music of Schubert, Berlioz, Mendelssohn & Schumann
February 9, 2020
- Romantic Opera to the Mid-19th Century
The Operas of von Weber, Rossini, Bellini & Donizetti
February 23, 2020
- Opera in the Later 19th Century
The Music of Wagner, Verdi & Puccini
March 8, 2020
- Late Romanticism in Germany & Austria: Part I
Brahms versus Wagner
March 22, 2020
- Late Romanticism in Germany & Austria: Part II
The Music of Liszt & R. Strauss
April 26, 2020
- Late Romanticism in Germany & Austria: Part III
The Music of Bruckner & Mahler