Music Appreciation
Learn to love music from the Baroque to the Modern from Handel to Hendrix. Let WEA take you into the world of music to understand its beauty, rhythms and soul. You will find fun, enlightenment and fulfilment in the joy of music.
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Music and Art at Christmas - A Seasonal Miscellany
<p>Christmas is celebrated throughout the world for many different reasons, but above all for its religious, commercial and festive side. This presentation will explore the diversity of the Christmas
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Music for Queens and Empresses: from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II
<p>Step into the splendor of courts and palaces through music written for monarchs and empresses—from Elizabeth I and Marie Antoinette to Catherine the Great. Spanning Renaissance to 20th century,
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Red, White, and Blues: The British Bluesmen
<p>In the 1960s the UK (and Ireland) had dedicated musicians with a love of Blues music from the US. They changed the style of Electric Blues and popular music in general which is still with us today.
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The Piano
<p>Some of the most famous classical music of all time has been written for the piano. Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turca, Debussy’s Clair de Lune, Chopin’s Nocturnes, and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata are just
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Six Seminal Compositions
<p>Throughout musical history compositions have been written that had remarkable consequences for the face of music making. These seminal works not only allowed subsequent composers to break new
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Music and Art for Eastertide: its context from the Renaissance to Romanticism
<p>Eastertide, one of the major festivals of the year, always gives rise to superb music & art, both sacred & secular throughout Europe. Come & enjoy this varied selection of great
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Beatles Rock Quiz
<p>Think you know The Beatles (or want to know more?), this fun night of music, learning and the quiz in teams plus prizes is a great night out. We will play their music, discuss their amazing
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An Evening with Haydn
<p>Haydn has to be one of the nicest people in classical music. His musicians loved him so much, they called him “Papa Haydn.” Friend of Mozart, teacher of Beethoven, father of the string quartet and
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Souled Out - A Night of 60s Soul Music
<p>Soul Music developed during the American Civil Rights Movement. It was born from Gospel and Blues. It developed distinctive styles from 1956 until the 1970s Disco Movement. Tonight, we will see and
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