REGISTRATION CLOSED Stephen Schwartz has been working steadily in American musical theater, both onstage and in film, for over 50 years. Godspell was his first success, produced when he was only 23, leading up to his mega hit Wicked, written more than 30 years later. Much like Andrew Lloyd Webber, Schwartz brings a contemporary pop sound to musical... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED Aristotle was a student of Plato but disagreed with him about almost everything. In working out their disagreement, Aristotle constructed the intellectual foundations of virtually every academic field from physics and biology to economics and literary theory. We will find the threads that united this incredibly broad collection of ideas in studying the life... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED We’ll explore the parallel innovations of Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Sylvester Stewart, a.k.a. Sly Stone (Sly & The Family Stone), two visionary artists who transformed the sound of American popular music in the 1960s and 70s. Their music inspired countless future musicians and remains relevant today. (Directly following this class, please... read more