FiLmprov
Mark Harvey
Fri Jan 26, 07:45-10:00pm, 14W-111,Killian Hall
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
FiLmprov: the animated films of Kate Matson featuring vocalist Lisa Thorson with improvisation by Mark Harvey, music director, and ensemble drawn from his Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. this theater of visual improvisation has been presented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvard University, in private screenings in New York City, and at Sangha in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Contact: Mark Harvey, 10-277, x2-3205, mharvey@mit.edu
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Open Rehearsal: The Making of a Silent Film Score
Martin Marks
Sun Jan 14, 07-10:00pm, 14W-111 Killian Hall
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Come watch an All-MIT Student Chamber Orchestra do a live performance of a score for a silent film. The film is "Where Are My Children?", a tragedy about abortion, directed by Lois Weber (1915); the score is by MIT Senior Lecturer Martin Marks, and is to be arranged and conducted by Professor Allen Feinstein (Northeastern University). The film and score will be recorded and included in "Treasures III: Social Issues in American Silent Film, 1900-1934", a forthcoming 4-DVD boxed set, available fall 2007 through Image Entertainment.
Contact: Martin Marks, 10-268, x3-4967, mmmarks@mit.edu
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Opera - the Ultimate Dramatic Experience
David Collins M.Ed. pre-opera lecturer and historian for Opera Boston
Tue Jan 16, Thu Jan 18, Tue Jan 23, Thu Jan 25, 10:30am-01:00pm, 4-160
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Opera is the marriage of theater and music. In 4 sessions we explore the fascinating and addictive world of opera, using audio and video examples to follow the history of opera from the late Renaissance through the death of Puccini in 1924. Among the composers represented will be: Monteverdi, Rameau, Purcell, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Meyerbeer, Berlioz, Gounod, Offenbach, Verdi, Wagner, Richard Strauss and Puccini. Emphasis will be placed on understanding opera as a dramatic art form expressed through music. Consideration will be given to different dramatic aesthetics - crucial factors in a composer's approach to opera. This course is geared for both beginners and those wishing to expand their operatic horizons.
Contact: Steve Michaels, E38-400, x8-8104, michaels@ilp.mit.edu
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The Art of Listening to Jazz
Alain Pacowski Jazz guitarist and a Berklee College of Music graduate
Wed Jan 24, 31, 06-07:30pm, 4-160
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
This is for the beginner. Truly appreciating Jazz goes beyond just listening to the music. We propose to cover the elements of jazz, including improvisation, harmony and instrumentation. We'll look at the history of jazz and examine the contributions of the legendary masters and innovators. We'll provide pointers to good jazz albums, radio programs, local jazz clubs, and the current scene. This will be done through a combination of lectures, audio/video clips and live demonstrations by one or two jazz musicians.
Contact: deva@alum.mit.ed
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