Fall 2019
Music, Nature and the Search for Meaning
October 14-November 18
Monday mornings , 10:30 - Noon
Petaluma Historical Library and Museum
20 Fourth Street, Petaluma
In our six week Autumn salon series, we will trace the ways nature has inspired composers, philosophers and artists and discover how throughout the centuries, music has sought to be a mirror of the world around. This fall, our series is intimately tied to some of the most exciting performances at the Green Music Center, offering an in-depth, insightful exploration of music to be performed by the Santa Rosa Symphony, including Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F Major, " Pastoral ", Brahms's Symphony No. 2 , Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, Haydn's Symphony No. 39 in g minor, Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring as well as songs by Handel, Schubert, Mendelssohn and more and a visual exploration of how nature has been depicted throughout the centuries from Thomas Cole's Civilization series to the Land Art of Andy Goldsworthy,
Class series: $150.00 for six classes
Single drop in tickets available for $30 at the door
October 14: Pythagoras and the harmony of the spheres ; music and art as mirrors
Also Sprach Zarathustra: Nietzsche and Strauss
October 21: The Corseted Garden : Vivaldi, Handel and Haydn and the Gardens of Europe
October 28: Beethoven and the Return to the Nature Piano Concerto No. 4 and Symphony No 6
November 4: The Wild Spirit of Romanticism and Civilization by Thomas Cole
November 11: The Frontiers: Aaron Copland's America and Richard Strauss's cosmic vision
November 18: Seeking Harmony in a Broken World: Max Richter and Andy Goldsworthy