Inside the Orchestra: A Listener’s Guide to the Symphony (Ella Baker)

Over three classes, you will learn to identify the instruments of the orchestra and gain a basic understanding of how to read an orchestral score. Through the music of Igor Stravinsky, Florence Price, Dmitri Shostakovich, and others, we will explore how composers use the orchestra’s vast palette of sound to express powerful ideas. Guided by a bassoonist from the Minnesota Orchestra, you’ll get an insider’s perspective on how eighty musicians work together toward one common goal: bringing music to life.