Rutland
posted
Jan 31, 2013
Rip Jackson, Minister of Music at Grace Congregational Church,
will present a two-part series "The History of Western Music in
Performance," at The Gables at East Mountain, in Rutland, Vermont
on Wednesday, Feb. 6 and Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 1:30-3 p.m.
Rip will discuss the styles and historical performance practices of
the various musical periods and demonstrate with examples played on
the harpsichord and piano and through singing. The first Wednesday
will focus on the ancient music of Europe from the mystical 8th
century Gregorian chant through the mid-18th century magnificent
late Baroque works of Bach and Handel. The second Wednesday will
feature music from 1750 through the modern era and begin with
Mozart and Beethoven's grand works and end with the innovative 20th
century composers such as Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Leonard
Bernstein. Each lecture will end with a question and answer
period.
Rip, an accomplished singer, composer, conductor, director and
keyboardist, specializes in baroque repertoire and performance
practice. He studied music history, piano, harpsichord and organ at
Florida State University, received his master's degree from Emory
University and completed doctoral work at Case Western Reserve
University. He is currently the director of the Rutland Area Chorus
and Orchestra, teaches voice, piano and organ, and directs local
Broadway productions.
The lectures are free and open to the public. As space is
limited, please contact Randi Cohn at 770.5275
or rcohn@thegablesvt.com to reserve a seat. The Gables, an
independent living retirement community, is located at 1 Gables
Place, off of Gleason Road, in Rutland.
