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Musical Memories in Five Days: Jazz, Classical, Musical Theater and More |
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Program Number: |
20373RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
| Location: |
Burlingame, California
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| Price starting at: |
$899.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
| Program Type:
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Music Appreciation; History & Culture
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| Meals: |
15;
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway! Musical theater is one of the rousing courses you will enjoy in our all-music program. We will also delve into classical music that stirs our souls, music in the movies that makes our hearts soar and big band/swing that has us ready to jump to the jive! Be immersed in a potpourri of composers, entertainers, musicians and performances for a delightful musical adventure.
Highlights
• Join acclaimed Road Scholar instructors for five days of captivating lectures and presentations.
• Enjoy a field trip to San Francisco for a backstage docent-led visit to Davies Symphony Hall, War Memorial Opera House and Herbst Theater.
• Enjoy live musical entertainment on the closing night.
Activity Particulars
Minimal walking and standing.
Date Specific Information
3-14-2013
Femme Fatales of Opera. The Symphony from Beethoven to the Present/Swing. Big Band Jazz. Dazzling Dames of Broadway. Music in the Movies: Hollywood’s Great Composers.
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10-17-2013
"Glorious Music of Mozart." "Femme Fatales of Opera." "Swing/Big Band Jazz." "Dazzling Dames of Broadway." "Music in the Movies: Hollywood's Great Composers."
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2-20-2014
"Piano Music of the Romantic Era." "Big Band Jazz/Swing." "The Bard on Broadway: Shakespeare Sings." "The Great American Songbook." "Femme Fatales of Opera." Instead of Davies Symphony Hall, field trip on this date only is to theSan Jose Opera for performance of Madame Butterfly.
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5-29-2014
"The Music of Beethoven & Bach." "Swing/Big Band Jazz." "The Golden Age of Opera." "Legendary Composers of Broadway." "Music in the Movies."
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Coordinated by Road Scholar.
Burlingame
A bustling suburb set between San Francisco Bay and the foothills of the Pacific Coast Range, Burlingame affords great views of San Francisco to the north from the walking paths along the bay.
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Accommodations
Hotel overlooking San Francisco Bay. Indoor pool, gym, walking path, free airport shuttle and trolley to charming downtown Burlingame.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | John Stanley
| | John Stanley was an entertainment editor and writer for the San Francisco Chronicle for three decades. During that period, he interviewed more than 800 Hollywood stars, from Clint Eastwood to Mae West. He hosted the television show "Creature Features," and is the author of the "Creature Features Movie Guide" series. His new book, “The Gang That Shot Up Hollywood,” features interviews with major action stars of the movies. He has also created more than 800 crossword puzzles for TV Guide. | | | | Richard Aldag
| | Richard Aldag is an active composer whose works have been commissioned and performed by numerous symphonies, including the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and the Shanghai Symphony. He served as executive director of the Napa Valley Symphony from 2006-2012, and prior to this, served as executive director of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. As an educator, Richard has served on the faculties of several schools, including Fordham University and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. | | | | Bonnie Weiss
| | Bonnie Weiss has served as writer, producer and director for ten Bay Area cabaret shows, including producing the work of Stephen Sondheim. She holds a bachelor’s in theater education and is founder and president of Musical Theater Lovers United, a club for Broadway and Hollywood music buffs. She currently teaches musical theater history and appreciation at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and writes for Stage Directions, a magazine for theater educators, and for The Sondheim Review. | | | | Mark Levy
| | Mark Levy has performed and taught around the country for 30 years at synagogues, Jewish community centers, Lehrhaus Judaica, Workmen's Circle and other Jewish groups. He has appeared throughout the country and abroad as a singer and lecturer who specializes in traditional Judaic folk music, Jewish humor, and Klezmer history and theory. “Nu, You Think That's Funny?” was developed in a Catskill hotel one summer and includes jokes, film and audio clips that chronicle 100 years of Jewish jokesters. | | | | Jerry Frohmader
| | Jerry Frohmader is a composer, performer, teacher and arts administrator, whose compositions have been performed throughout the U.S. and Europe. As assistant dean in the School of Music at the California Institute of Arts, Jerry composed a musical score for the opera "Victory Over the Sun" by Malevich. As a musician, he has performed with the New Jersey Symphony and on the Jerry Lewis Telethon, and has been featured on the ABC News, CNN Travel and the PBS program SPARK. | | | |
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