- Enrichment Course for Seniors
Discover the World of Classical Music
All sessions take place at the Be'er Sheva Municipal Conservatory.
First Meeting, A Taste of All Periods in Music
Periods in classical music, the prominent composers of each era, the structure of the orchestra, and the role of the conductor
- Handel: Water Music, one movement
- Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Overture
- Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 1 and No. 5
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, two movements
- Michael Wolpe: Recorder Concerto , first movement
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, second movement
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, first movement
Second Meeting-The Symphony
An introduction to the symphony, concerto, overture, etc.
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23-Alon Kariv, piano
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Third Meeting-Strings
An introduction to the string instruments in the orchestra
- Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, second movement
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, second movement
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, first movement-Anna Denisova, violin
- Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Fourth Meeting-Winds
An introduction to the wind instruments, percussion instruments, and the composers Haydn and Beethoven.
- Mozart: Oboe Concerto-Lior Virot, oboe
- Morricone: ''Gabriel's Oboe'' from ''The Mission'' movie
- Haydn: Symphony No. 104, London
Fifth Meeting-The Piano
The uniqueness of the piano with the orchestra, and the composers Chopin and Brahms.
- Naama Tamir: Piano Concerto, a new work commissioned by the Sinfonietta-Michal Tal, piano
- Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor-Yoni Sanik, piano
Sixth Meeting-Opera
Vocal genres (opera, oratorio, aria, etc.), and the composers Verdi and Puccini
- Bizet: Selected excerpts from the opera ״Carmen״ – featuring a plot summary and semi-staged direction. Singers: Yarden Kieferman, Tali Katzaf, Daniel Yan Prozansky, Eitan Mechtinger.
