This past year we celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. He was one of the great masters of the Classical and Romantic eras in music, and aside from the symphony, no genre summarizes his achievement better than the string quartet. These sixteen works are spread evenly throughout his early, middle, and late styles. In our four class sessions we will devote the first to an overview of Beethoven’s life and career, with the following three each covering one of his stylistic periods. It is not necessary to read music for this class, and excerpts from Beethoven’s works will be played on recordings or shown on video.

Registration will open online on Monday, November 23, 2020 at 8 AM (AZ Time)

• Classes will be delivered online via the Zoom video conferencing platform. Course will be password protected and only available to enrolled students.
• All class sessions will be recorded and made available to enrolled students for a limited time to assist those who may not be able to attend the live class times.
• Enrolled students may withdraw from a course and receive a tuition refund if the request is received before the second class session.