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Piano Inspires Book Club | Chapters 13-16: Diving into Relevance, Politics, and Future Directions in the Music Field
Piano Inspires Book Club | Chapters 13-16: Diving into Relevance, Politics, and Future Directions in the Music Field
Join author Robert Weirich and host Shelly Freeman for the final segment of a four-part, open-access series discussing Recollections: A Pianist’s Essays on Teaching, Performing, and Living. Each meeting will cover one portion of the book, with guided conversation around the topic of the month. A recurring link to attend will be provided by email upon registration. Re-registration for each event is not required. Participants are encouraged to attend all four meetings, or attend as their schedule permits. All are welcome!
- Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 11AM EST | Chapters 1-4: Finding a Career
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 11AM EST | Chapters 5-8: Exploring Student-Teacher Relationships and Various Pedagogical Confessions
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 11AM EDT | Chapters 9-12: Celebrating Composers, Competitions, and Self-Reflection
- Tuesday, April 8, 11AM EDT | Chapters 13-16: Diving into Relevance, Politics, and Future Directions in the Field of Music
The fourth and final meeting’s discussion (April) will focus on the validity and direction of music study; arts, politics, and advocacy; and the relevance of music in today’s culture. Participants are recommended to read pp. 312-382, and to submit any questions to author Robert Weirich and host Shelly Freeman using the button below.
About Recollections
Recollections gathers dozens of articles Robert Weirich wrote for various music journals, including Clavier, over the last four decades. The essays are linked by new writing that is both memoir and an exploration of the place of the arts in American society. Weirich addresses many aspects of making a career in music—from getting started to the importance of teachers, competitions, and the question of sustainability.
Whether one ascends to the Carnegie stage or teaches little fingers to play, the underlying aspirations—at their purest—are the same.
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About the Author
Robert Weirich has enjoyed an extremely active career as a pianist, teacher, author, and composer. His COVID project was to collect many of his beloved Clavier columns into a book that also contains new writing–Recollections: A Pianist’s Essays on Teaching, Performing, and Living.
About the Host
Shelly Freeman is a lawyer who advises and trains employers on human resource issues. Although a lawyer by trade, her true passion is music. She has studied piano (off and on) since the age of five. She is a supporter of various arts organizations, including the Kansas City Symphony, and is a member of the Community Advisory Board of Classical KC 91.9 FM – a 24-hour classical music station based in Kansas City.
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