THE LEARNING CURVE Fall 2008
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Tuesdays with Bob Bernhardt.....

Conducting 101: Who’s Keeping the Score?

Join Tucson favorite Bob Bernhardt for a light-hearted, yet technical discussion of a conductor’s relationship to the orchestra.  Learn about beat patterns, mixed meters, expressive gestures, and more.  Take a look at the conductor’s score and discuss what a conductor has to know, where he or she learns it, and how it all comes together on the podium. From the concert hall to the dry cleaner to the office, the many secrets of a conductor’s life will be revealed in this informative session. 

When: Tuesday, Nov 25, 1:30-3:30pm
Where: The Windmill Inn, 4250 N. Campbell Ave.
Cost: $26 (1 session)

Felix Mendelssohn: Bach’s Biggest Fan

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion is universally acknowledged to be one of the world’s supreme musical masterpieces, yet in the years after Bach’s death it was forgotten by all but a small number of his pupils and admirers. The public rediscovered it in 1829, when Felix Mendelssohn conducted the work before a glittering audience of Berlin artists and intellectuals, Prussian royals, and civic notables. The concert soon became the stuff of legend, sparking a revival of interest in and performance of Bach that has continued to this day.
Although branded as a musical conservative, Mendelssohn was one of the first to stand in front of an orchestra and beat time, establishing the relationship between conductor and musicians.  Greatly influenced by his travels, his work reflects his impressions of locations from Scotland to Italy and beyond.  During his short life he was universally beloved and celebrated by his contemporaries including Schumann who called Mendelssohn “the Mozart of the nineteenth century”.

When: Tuesday, Dec 2, 1:30-3:30pm
Where: The Windmill Inn, 4250 N. Campbell Ave.
Cost: $26 (1 session)

Instructor:
Bob Bernhardt, a frequent guest conductor for the Tucson Symphony Orchestra is in his 15th season as Music Director and Conductor for the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera and serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Louisville Symphony Orchestra.

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