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"Educate Your Ear" Adult Lectures
Czech Mates: A Rich and Varied Musical Tradition
July 10
Long dominated by its German neighbors, the residents of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) were likened by the late 18th-century music chronicler Charles Burney as "the most musical people of Germany, perhaps even of Europe." His assessment, of course, was made without intended irony. If we include Moravia and Slovakia, composers of that region had a major impact on the great musical heritage of Europe. Join us as we explore the works of Czech composers such as Dvořák, Janáček, Smetana, and Novák, featured during the Summer Festival at The Overlake School.
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Steven Lowe served as Public Information Specialist for Seattle Symphony from 1996 through January 2007 after two decades as a psychotherapist and 30 years as a freelance contributor to many different musical journals including High Fidelity/Musical America, Stereo Quarterly, Keynote and Classical magazines. He has also written for The Los Angeles Times and The Wisconsin State Journal. Mr. Lowe provides program notes for Seattle Symphony, Seattle Chamber Music Society and the Northwest Sinfonietta. He also serves frequently as pre-concert lecturer for those organizations, as well as for Seattle Baroque and the University of Washington's piano and chamber music series. He has taught at North Seattle Community College and Edmonds Community College.
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