Skaneateles Festival

Skanfest U: Music And Home

First Presbyterian Church

Skanfest U Is The Festival’s Educational Initiative, Open To All. This Year’s Topic Will Be Music And Home. It Will Explore How Composers Express A Sense Of Home In Their Music; How They Bridge The Cultural Gap Between Their Country Of Origin And Their New Homelands; And How Music Can Address Themes Of Dislocation, Rupture, And Healing. Get To Know Music By Chopin, Dvořák, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Korngold, And Tania León, And Prepare To Hear Music To Be Performed At The Festival, Including Festival Commissions By Kinan Azmeh (Syria), And Arson Fahim (Afghanistan).
Hear Exclusive Interviews And Live Performances By Festival Artists And Mingle With Your Fellow Music Enthusiasts Afterward Over A Glass Of Wine.

Four Weekly Sessions Are Led By Artistic Director Aaron Wunsch, Who Teaches At The Juilliard School.
Four Tuesdays, 7/30 – 8/20, 4-5 PM

After The Lecture There Will Be A Small Wine Reception.

This Event Is Free And No Ticket Is Required.

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