MUSICAL DEDICATIONS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

This course will take a different slant, unveiling a series of classical works inspired by, and dedicated to, a particular person. This may be another composer, a great performer (pianist, 

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A DECADE OF HIT OPERAS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

The 1870s began with Verdi’s spectacular Aida, the epitome of Grand Opera. Bizet moved in a different direction with the low-life realism of Carmen in 1875. Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (1878) 

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THE SYMPHONY FROM SCHUBERT TO DVORAK

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

A strong lyrical thread runs through the works of those composers who stayed true to the symphony in the 19th century. Starting with Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony we will enjoy the 

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CHORAL MASTERPIECES

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Following the inspiring example of Mozart’s Requiem we will immerse ourselves in three requiems from the Romantic era. Brahms’ German Requiem used a Lutheran text and includes the chorus “How 

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