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Rachmaninoff: Artist in Exile | Zoom + Recorded

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Course Description:

In this captivating lecture-recital, pianist Melinda Coffey Armstead explores the life and work of Russian composer and virtuoso pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff. Through the upheavals of the Russian Revolution and World War II, Rachmaninoff thrived as the last great representative of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Works to be discussed include the famous "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" and the beautiful lesser-known "Variations on a Theme of Corelli".

  

Tuition: $10.00

Additional Fees: $0.00

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Day/Time

Tuesday, Dec. 5 *10:00 - 11:30 am* (1 session)

Location

Course will meet live via Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to you a week prior to the class. Courses will stream via Zoom and WILL be recorded for viewing later. A video link will be emailed to you within 3-5 days.

Facilitator:

Melinda Coffey Armstead has performed as a soloist and chamber musician around the globe. She received her Master of Music from the University of British Columbia.