Music Appreciation - Keyboard Music (Code MA9)
Tuesdays 10.00am to 12.00pm
5 Classes each of 2 hours from Tuesday 14th April
Tutor: John Winter
Cost: £40
Location: Function room, Plough & Harrow
Compared with many orchestral instruments, the piano is a recent development - even Beethoven and Chopin didn't have as large an instrument as we have today. However there is a wealth of piano music from Mozart through to the present day which we will explore in this short course. It will also examine some of the music written for earlier instruments such as the harpsichord, clavichord and the Elizabethan virginals. We are making arrangements with St. Nicholas' Church, Church Green, Harpenden, to hear music composed for the organ, described by Mozart as The King of Instruments.
Please note: There will be no half-term break.
English Literature - American writing in the 20th Century (Part 3) (Code CC3)
Thursdays 2.00pm - 4.00pm
10 meetings each of 2 hours from Thursday 23rd April
Tutor: Michael King
Cost: £80
Location: Charles Hill Room, Harpenden Trust @ 130 Southdown Road
- Saul Bellow: Seize the Day
- Poetry by Mary Oliver and Wendell Berry (provided by the tutor)
- John Williams: Stoner
- A selection of American humorous writing (provided by the tutor)
Please note: There will be a half-term break on Thursday 28th May 2026.