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Encounters
Encounters, Music@Menlo’s signature series of full-length evening events led by an elite group of today’s most renowned musical authorities, illuminate the essence of the festival’s music through insightful discussion. Over the festival’s first five seasons, the scope of the Encounters series has greatly expanded, encompassing not only the historical context in which the music of the festival’s concert series was created, but also the sweeping social, cultural, and technological trends that have shaped classical music at large. Music@Menlo’s 2008 Encounters carry on in this spirit of intrepid curiosity. The series begins in ancient times with an investigation of one of Western civilization’s most consequential intellectual conflicts and culminates with a look at the creative impulses driving the multicultural landscape of classical music today. The Encounters series represents Music@Menlo’s commitment to a context-rich approach to musical discovery and forms an integral component of the festival experience. Encounters take place in Martin Family Hall, Menlo School’s multimedia facility.
Encounter seating is limited; please reserve early.
Encounter I:
Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization
with Stuart Isacoff
Friday, July 18
7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $35 adult; $15 student
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Encounter II:
Nostalgia Is Not Enough: What Is Romantic?
with Michael Steinberg
Saturday, July 26
7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $35 adult; $15 student
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Encounter III:
Delicious Dissonance: Melodic, Harmonic, and Rhythmic Dissonance in the Twentieth Century
with Bruce Adolphe
Friday, August 1
7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $35 adult; $15 student
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Encounter IV:
Future Forward: Exploring the Here and Now
with Ara Guzelimian
Wednesday, August 6
7:30 p.m., Martin Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $35 adult; $15 student
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