10 March, 2017
We welcomed a new member Jan Morgan, and a visitor friend of Freida’s, Sue Campbell.
Joan commenced the session with the first half of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Classical Spectacular’, conducted by Anthony Inglis and performed at the Rod Laver Arena.
After morning tea, Freida presented a TED ED you tube called ‘Music for your Brain’ by Anita Collins. This showed what is happening to your brain when listening to your favourite music.
We welcomed a new member Jan Morgan, and a visitor friend of Freida’s, Sue Campbell.
Joan commenced the session with the first half of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Classical Spectacular’, conducted by Anthony Inglis and performed at the Rod Laver Arena.
After morning tea, Freida presented a TED ED you tube called ‘Music for your Brain’ by Anita Collins. This showed what is happening to your brain when listening to your favourite music.
Joan then presented a CD of Maxim Vengerov, Russian Violinist, playing the Bruch Violin Concerto, part 1 of which is included below.
Doug presented two short segments featuring the Guitar.
24 March 2017
John presented the session commencing with Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
Piano Concerto No. 1, Pianist Joseph Banowetz, played by CSR Symphony, Bratislava.
During the coffee break, Doug presented a short clip of an exceptional 13 year old soprano, Amira Willghagen, who won ‘Hollands Got Talent’ at the age of 9.
John continued with a track from Django Reinhart, Classical Jazz Guitarist, playing ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’ recorded in 1939.
- The Gregorian Brothers
- Michael Lucarelli
24 March 2017
John presented the session commencing with Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
Piano Concerto No. 1, Pianist Joseph Banowetz, played by CSR Symphony, Bratislava.
During the coffee break, Doug presented a short clip of an exceptional 13 year old soprano, Amira Willghagen, who won ‘Hollands Got Talent’ at the age of 9.
John continued with a track from Django Reinhart, Classical Jazz Guitarist, playing ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’ recorded in 1939.
We then played Symphonic Poem No. 4 by Lithuanian composer Mieczyslaw Karlowicz (1876 – 1909).
We finished with Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Tempest’.
We finished with Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Tempest’.
