with Ara Guzelimian
Wednesday, August 6
7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $35 adult; $15 student
Music, like all the arts, is in a constant process of reinventing itself while reflecting its own times. This talk, led by Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean of the Juilliard School, explores the unprecedented diversity of musical idioms at the dawn of the present century, probing the process of musical creativity and innovation along the way. Featuring conversations with festival composers, this Encounter offers audiences a special opportunity to gain insight into the music of our time, including some of the works that will be performed at this year’s closing concerts.