Dvorak's Opera "Wanda" (Vanda) on WFMT Tuesday April 8This is just a very brief heads-up for those taking Johnâs Dvorak class, or anyone whoâs a Czech opera fan.
Upcoming Graham School Classes: Some Suggested PreparationBy April 1, syllabi will be available for Tuesday’s Baroque, Wednesday’s Beethoven, and Thursday’s Dvorak class, on this site. I regret that I do not get these syllabi up earlier, but I prepare up to the very last minute and things don’t come fully into focus until the 11th hour…partially because I never use old syllabi, formats, or readings, but re-think every class I give, even standard “Life and Works” classes that I’ve taught many times. For some, my lack of rigid adherence to a given syllabus is problematical, but others prefer spontaneity and flexibility; probably it is best to steer something like a middle course.
Registration Open for Spring 2008 ClassesIâve just added pages for Johnâs Spring 2008 Classes. There are three classes: Music of the Baroque Era (Tuesdays), Life and Works of Beethoven (Wednesdays), and Dvorak and the Rise of Musical Nationalism (Thursdays). Syllabus and recommended books, etc. will follow very soon.
Preparation for Tuesday Italian Opera ClassThe Italian opera class begins this Tuesday. No preparation is required for this class, but here are some places to begin for those interested.
Preparation for My Winter Thursday CourseThe idea for the class, “Music in Cultural History: Aesthetics and Idealogy” to be offered Thursday mornings, was originally a plan to examine composers and their works in the regimes of Stalin and the Soviets and also the Third Reich, and was to be an examination of the artist in a condition of aesthetic tyranny.