Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Fall/Winter 2024-25
Music Appreciation
Music of the Fifties The 50s music scene started off slowly, with remnants of 40s Big Band era and simple melodic tunes by vocalists like Patti Page and Frank Sinatra. But Rock 'n Roll, the birthright of the baby boomers, broke out in mid-decade and shook up the music world. It unsettled centuries of accumulated racial and social mores in America and around the world and united black and white teens in a common culture. Take a deep dive into rock music’s first decade and learn about the economic, political, and cultural forces shaping early rock music and about the songs, singers and writers. Share memories of a simpler and happier time. Three sessions will cover the early, mid, and late decade. DAVID M. CHENEY , former Chief Editor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is a freelance writer, editor and external-relations advisor for international economic and financial institutions. Before joining the IMF, he was an economist and editor at Chase Manhattan Bank, and earlier a policy analyst at the U.S. Export-Import Bank. 3 Sessions, starting Thursday, September 12 • 7:00pm-8:15pm • Scarsdale High School • Course 12751 • $90
Pianist Cristiana Pegoraro in Concert, Joy of Music Celebrated Italian pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro brings her Carnegie Hall program to Scarsdale. She demonstrates her deep passion and enthusiasm for classical music in a format that combines live piano performances with stimulating conversation about the composers' lives, impact, and artistry. This program, entitled Joy of Music, will feature masterpieces from Rossini’s the Barber of Seville , Vivaldi’s Four Seasons , and Beethoven's Ode to Joy , hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats , Evita , and Phantom of the Opera , as well as Neapolitan love songs and Pegoraro’s original compositions. CRISTIANA PEGORARO is an Italian pianist and composer. Called “an artist of the highest caliber” by
the New York Times , she has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House and other international venues and has recorded many CDs. She regularly conducts master classes across the United States (including at the Juilliard School), and in Italy,
Portugal and the Middle East. She is the author of a series of children’s books based on Italian operas. Wednesday, November 6 • 6:30pm-8:00pm • Scarsdale Middle School • Course 12890 • $30
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