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FeaturedSessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-24-2021 to 09-24-2021Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisSinger-songwriter Richard Wayne Penniman (1932-2020), aka Little Richard, was an iconic figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Recognized as a foundational pillar of rock and roll, Richard’s emotive vocalizations and uptempo rhythms also paved the way for other popular music genres, such as soul and funk. Little Richard was one of the... read more -
FeaturedSessions: 1Class Date(s): 09-30-2021 to 09-30-2021Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 03:30 PM-05:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisSinger-songwriter Judy Collins (1938- ) has enjoyed a career spanning more than six decades, yet it wasn’t until last year that she scored her first #1 album with Winter Stories - at the age of 80 years old. Her musical tastes are eclectic and her discography includes folk, pop, rock and roll, standards, as well as Broadway show tunes. She is well known... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-14-2021 to 10-14-2021Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 03:30 PM-05:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisDoris Day (1922-2019) was a budding dancer until a car accident ended her career at age 15. Her love for music was genetic, however, and soon she concentrated on voice lessons. Though most remembered as a film and television star, she received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She remained devoted to her work... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-20-2021 to 10-20-2021Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisComposer Leroy Anderson (1908-75) has been described by John Williams as “one of the great American masters of light orchestral music.” Some of his earliest masterpieces were written while serving in military intelligence in the 1940s. As a composer his works could be equally playful or poignant, and sometimes made use of unconventional instruments. His... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-22-2021 to 10-22-2021Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisComposer William Grant Still Jr (1895-1978) was the first American composer to have an opera produced by the New York City Opera. Although primarily known for his first symphony, Afro-American Symphony (1930), his catalogue includes five symphonies, eight operas, and four ballets, as well as chamber music and art songs. Due to his collaboration with... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 10-25-2021 to 10-25-2021Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 01:30 PM-03:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisPowerhouse Canadian rock band Rush was formed in 1968 by Geddy Lee (1953- ), Alex Lifeson (1953- ), and Neil Peart (1952-2020). Moving from blues-inspired hard rock, to progressive rock, to heavy metal stylings, this virtuosic rock trio’s works were heavily influenced by science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy. Many fans first became acquainted with Rush... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 11-03-2021 to 11-03-2021Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 01:30 PM-03:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Amy GulickTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisIn 2007, Amy Gulick ventured to Alaska on a quest to find and photograph salmon in the trees. Fourteen years and two award-winning books later, her life has been forever changed by the iconic fish of Alaska. Join Amy on her journeys to photograph the salmon, their home streams, and the salmon people of Alaska as she shares stories and photographs from her... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 11-05-2021 to 11-05-2021Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 11:00 AM-01:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisMary Lou Williams (1910-81) was the most accomplished and influential female jazz pianist, arranger, composer, and teacher in the 20th century. She wrote 350 compositions and hundreds of arrangements, and recorded more than 100 records. Harmonically ahead of her time, she adapted to, and influenced, stylistic changes in jazz. Duke Ellington called Williams... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 11-08-2021 to 11-08-2021Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 01:30 PM-03:30 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Jane EllenTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisStevie Nicks (1948- ) was 27 when she became an overnight success as the fledgling member of a reorganized Fleetwood Mac, helping to catapult a new record to the number one position, selling three million copies in the process. Songs such as “Rhiannon” and “Landslide” worked their way into the public’s awareness until no one remembered Fleetwood... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 11-15-2021 to 11-15-2021Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 01:30 PM-03:00 PM Central Daylight TimeInstructor: Daryl RatajczakTerm: OELocation: Zoom - Albuquerque OasisThe Greater Yellowstone Area is the vacation destination of millions of Americans. There are those who dream of working in wild places such as our national parks. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of how Yellowstone and the surrounding area is managed through the eyes of students studying to be a wildlife biologists. Daryl Ratajczak is a wildlife biologist... read more