The Beatles & Classical Music
with Professor Jeremy Yudkin
Saturday, June 17th, 2pm Berkshire Museum
Online registration is no longer available. Tickets available at the door!
Join us for another fascinating discussion in OLLI's 2017 Distinguished Speakers Series. Jeremy Yudkin, professor of music at Boston University and a favorite lecturer in the Berkshires, will discuss the Beatles and their engagement with classical music as only someone of his breadth and erudition can do!
The Beatles started out as a pop group -- not a pop group like any other, to be sure -- they were far too original for that -- but a pop group nonetheless. However as they matured, their questing musicality took them in many different directions, including into the realm of classical music. Songs such as "Eleanor Rigby," "Tomorrow Never Knows," "Penny Lane," and "A Day in the Life" utilize not only the instruments but also the procedures of classical composition.
Helping all people understand music is one of his greatest passions. He is a compelling, lively, and friendly speaker. Participants rave about the experience.
Pictured below: Paul McCarthy conducting the orchestra for A Day in the Life, 1967.
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