Dr. Julia Grella O'Connell, the Philharmonic's Director of Education and Community Engagement, gives a free, informal talk on the ways that great musical works of the past continue to have relevance for us today.
Lifelong Learning
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Dr. Julia Grella O'Connell discusses the melding of classical restraint and unfettered joy in the works on tonight's program.
Maestro Daniel Hege talks about the music in our upcoming concert, "Faces of Joy."
Maestro Daniel Hege talks about the music in our upcoming concert, "Faces of Joy."
Pre-Concert Chat: Music and Utopia
Broome County Forum Theatre, 236 Washington Street, Binghamton, NY
How do composers strive to create an ideal world with their music? Dr. Julia Grella O'Connell discusses the music in tonight's program and its connection with utopian movements.
Come to a free lecture-demonstration on Sir Edward Elgar, classical music, and the First World War. Cello soloist Annie Jacobs-Perkins, who will be performing Elgar's famous cello concerto with the Philharmonic on September 30, and Director of Education Julia Grella O'Connell will be discussing this iconic work (as featured in the recent Academy Award-nominated film Tár) and the ways it reflects British culture in the post-World War I period.
Maestro Daniel Hege talks about the music of our upcoming season-opener concert, Beethoven's Fifth.
Maestro Daniel Hege talks about the music of our upcoming season-opener concert, Beethoven's Fifth.