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Detangling Party

Harvard, MA, United States

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.

Musical Triage

Harvard, MA, United States

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 at the center of their musical endeavors, Judith Eissenberg, Judith Gordon, and Rhonda Rider bring enthusiastic fluency to the full range of the literature

Event Series June Zoom Felting with Rachel Benson

June Zoom Felting with Rachel Benson

Zoom Meeting Online Harvard, MA, United States

Classes and Dates Tue. 6/16 - Needle Felted Cactus 3-4:30 and 5-6:30 Thur. 6/18 - Wet Felted Watermelon Beads 3-4:30 and 5-6:30 Tue. 6/23 -Needle Felted Butterfly 2:45-4:30 and 5-6:45 Thur. 6/25 -Needle Felted Ladybug 3-4:30 and 5-6:30 Fri. 6/19 -Painting with Wool (pricing separate, see info below) Kits $18 for each first kit which

Shostakovich Part II

Harvard, MA, United States

Shostakovich Part I and II In this two-part series, musicologist Matthew Heck guides us first through an historical context that sheds light on Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich’s music - focusing on his string quartets.  The second talk will take a closer look at musical and extra-musical stylistic elements through his Third Quartet. Part II:  “We

Gentle Movement and Meditation with Noël Weatherbee

Zoom Meeting Online Harvard, MA, United States

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

Commemorating the Canon

Harvard, MA, United States

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

Mind, Body, Spirit

MA, United States

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

Say “Good Morning” to Your Instrument

Harvard, MA, United States

 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

Detangling Party

Harvard, MA, United States

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.

New Music — Who Needs It?

Harvard, MA, United States

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 and more personal connection to contemporary art and music. “Individuality has become an unavoidable standard of measuring an artist's value to the contemporary zeitgeist. Working