(Past Event) Chopin in Quarantine (Zoom Livestream)
Course Description:Chopin has enjoyed uninterrupted popularity from the time of his youth to the present. The deeply romantic music of Chopin may be just what’s needed to help us during this difficult time. In a live online lecture and performance, classical pianist Melinda Coffey Armstead will illuminate Chopin's life and music, with particular focus on the composer's time spent in Majorca with George Sand during the winter of 1838 when the Preludes were completed. |
Tuition: $0.00 Additional Fees: $0.00 |
Day/Time
Friday, May 29
*10:00 - 11:15am* (1 session)
Location
We'll meet online via Zoom. Zoom is free and easy to use. OLLI will walk you through the steps. Prior to each Zoom meeting (class), you will receive an email with specific details on that meeting.
Facilitator:
Melinda Coffey Armstead is a professional classical pianist and has performed as a soloist and chamber musician around the globe. She received her Master of Music from the University of British Columbia, won first place in the National Competitive Music Festival in Toronto, and has recorded ten solo and collaborative CDs.