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5/23/2010 - 5/26/2010
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Baltimore, Maryland


Symphonies and Concertos Over the Centuries

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5/23/2010


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Number: 18581RJ

Duration: 3 nights

Theme: Cultural and Fine Arts

Meals: 9 total, 3 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 3 Dinners

Activity Level: 1
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Itinerary: Baltimore, MD 4 nights
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Explore the most profound instrumental art form, The Symphony, from its basic seventeenth-century beginnings to its mammoth manifestations in Romantic music. Survey works of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler. Trace the structure of the piano concerto, from Classical to the 20th Century. Compare various recorded and video performances and discuss intriguing works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Barber.



Performances each evening by Peabody artists and exceptional students. Free access to world-class Walters Art Museum across the street.



Program in association with Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, providing musical training since 1857.



Baltimore

Once a center of shipbuilding on the Eastern seaboard, Baltimore remains an active port dedicated to preserving its maritime heritage. From historic neighborhoods to famed cultural and educational facilities, Baltimore is a world-class city.




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Ernest Liotti
Ernest Liotti is on the faculty of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, a conservatory located in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, and is the director of choral activities and an instructor of music history at Loyola Universit...
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