Chopin: Origins and Originals presented by Dr. Jeffery Savage at Diastoles Scholar Center

THIS CLASS STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 16.  Email spark@umkc.edu or Call (816) 235-2870 for information.

Tuesday Mornings – 10:30 to Noon

Diastoles Center, 2501 Holmes St, KCMO 64108

It begins on Tuesday, September 16, September 30 and ends on October 14.

This class is in-person only without a Zoom or recorded component and is a 3 session class.  Participants will not be able to choose to participate in fewer sessions for a discounted price.

In this first segment of a year-long investigation of Frederic Chopin, we take a look at Chopin’s life in his homeland of Poland, and the reasons for his emigration to Paris early in his career.

Along this journey we will discover many of the musical genres that are uniquely associated with the composer – genres he either originated or was the first to bring to international prominence.

Interested students may want to read Alan Walker’s Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times during this series of courses.

No prior musical knowledge is necessary to enjoy this course.

Dr. Jeffrey Savage – MS and PhD, the Julliard School; UMKC faculty