LECTURE TITLES - THE NOT SO SERIOUS

I know That Tune: Plagiarism in Film Music

Slower and Slower; Faster and Faster: A Look at the Tempi of Different Conductors

And They Wrote Film Music Too: Classical Composers Who Wrote for the Cinematic Screen

Musical Parodies and Practical Jokes

Musical Fright Night: A Celebration of the Supernatural in Classical Music

The Waltz: It’s History and Music by Composers Other Than the Strauss Boys

Christmas Film Music

Classical Music’s Looney Tunes: Composers Who Were Extremely Eccentric or Quite Mad

Mad and Maddening Music

Gastronomical Highlights in Opera

Wine, Champagne... And More Wine: Festive Drinking in Opera

What Singers Do Best: Laugh, Whistle and Sing High C’s

Ah... Those Delightfully Naughty French

Holiday Music: From the Familiar to the Unfamiliar

Music for the Birds: A Visit to a Musical Aviary