THURSDAYS: 6:00 - 6:30pm What: This is a 30 minute practice that can be done entirely seated in a chair, or on your yoga mat if you prefer. First we will loosen up our bodies a bit with some simple stretching. Then you will settle into any comfortable position of your choice while we explore …
2020 is famously the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, and musical artists and organizations worldwide have been planning festive and elaborate tributes. Andrea Moore explores the ways that anniversary years …
30 minute daily session, exploring Pema Chödrön’s Lojong cards, with violinist Judith Eissenberg and Alexander teacher Deborah Adams. In a very informal and low-key conversational format, we will pick a …
Like ourselves, string instruments can feel quite different from day to day. Humidity, temperature and barometric pressure all play a part. Start your day warming up yourself and your instrument …
Turn musical concerns into curiosity, and explore ways to imaginatively rethink and expand both your practice and rehearsal strategies. Discussion based on participant suggestions! Led by Judith Gordon.
Composer James Praznik shares works and anecdotes from his own multifaceted career as artist, performer, and ensemble director, inviting questions along the way in the hope that listeners find greater …
Ad Hoc Practice Help & Mini-Lesson Sign-Ups Do you have a passage you just can’t solve? Want advice about vibrato, rhythm, practice aids? Sign up for musical triage! With chamber …
Music meets Animated Drawing in this exploratory hour with visual artist Katherine Desjardins and pianist Judith Gordon. Can hearing be expanded through responding with other senses? There has been much said …
Facilitators: Ann Gillespie (agillespieart@gmail.com) and Judy Warner (awarner@charter.net) Enjoy the rewarding experience of creating art out-of-doors in the Harvard area this summer! This group will meet weekly for five weeks to paint together in local private and public areas, including some beautiful sites that would not normally be accessible to the general public. While plein …
Harvard resident Rich Marcello discusses his writing, and highlights his fourth novel, The Latecomers, about an aging couple and their closest friends piecing together a life-changing plan from an otherworldly text. …
