How does a piece of classical music become “classical”? In this bonus PDW, Robert Kapilow provides fascinating insights and brilliant demonstrations of What Makes It Great? He introduces composers and their music and helps participants hear the works in a new and exciting way. Using his astounding gift for observation and an animated teaching style, Kapilow takes us into the frame of mind of a composer while pointing out the specifics of his/her technique and approach to composition. It is said that genius is reflected in the ability to make the complex simple and accessible. Well, at the end of a What Makes It Great? workshop with Kapilow, we feel as if the composers he introduced were our next door neighbors. The workshop includes an entertaining discussion interwoven with live musical examples performed on the piano by Kapilow. Following the PDW, teachers will feel empowered and at ease to discuss those composers with their students.
No formal musical training is needed to enjoy this workshop. Robert Kapilow’s What Makes It Great? Series is part of the Cerritos Center for Performing Arts’ program for the public. This workshop is not linked to an Educational Performance and is offered at no cost to teachers as a bonus PDW for your own enjoyment. For tickets to a What Makes It Great? concert with orchestra, call the CCPA box office at (800) 300-4345 or go online to www.cerritoscenter.com.
About Kapilow: What Makes It Great? is a program on National Public Radio. Kapilow has had an extraordinarily versatile career as a conductor, composer, pianist and commentator. As a composer, Kapilow has written over 15 commissioned works including a piece for the Louisiana Philharmonic’s celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Louis and Clark Expedition, which premiered in Kansas City, St. Louis and Louisiana in 2004. His program Green Eggs & Hamadeus, which debuted at Lincoln Center in August 2003, has earned him worldwide acclaim. He is one of America’s most persuasive commentators, bringing audiences into the world of classical music in new and imaginative ways. He conducted over 300 performances of the Tony Award-winning musical Nine on Broadway. Kapilow is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale University. He lives in River Vale, New Jersey with his wife and three children.
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Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
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Cerritos, CA 90703
