2011-2012 CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES "MOMENTS IN TIME"

Showcasing a mixture of strings, winds, vocal and piano repertoire

THIS SUNDAY: JUNE 3   

"Impressions and Portraits"

Sunday @ 3:00 p.m.

Impressionism in music aims to create descriptive impressions, not necessarily to draw clear pictures. The music is not designed to explicitly describe anything, but rather to create a mood or atmosphere. This is done through almost every aspect of music: melody, harmony, color, rhythm, and form. Surface ornamentation often obscures or substitutes for melody, and there is an avoidance of traditional musical form. Impressionism can be seen as a reaction against the excesses of Romanticism, disrupting the forward motion of standard harmonic progressions. 

Programmatic Music, in contrast, has a story attached to it and seeks to describe the story in detail through the music. 

Join us as we delve into the season's final musical odyssey!

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