Our series of Hymn Workshops continues with a special Advent session on Noels. By the 16th century, French manuscripts contain a variety of Christmas songs called Noëls, including many popular secular songs refitted with Christmasy words. There’s early evidence of French families singing Noëls on Christmas Eve, both in the church … Read more

A Mighty Fortress: Hymns from the Era of Bach and Handel Tuesday, October 27 at 8 pm EDT. Continuing our series of Hymn Workshops, we turn to the chorales of the late Baroque, looking particularly at the Lutheran chorales of J.S. Bach that from the … Read more

Professor Carol is on break today following a whirlwind series of online webinars and classes. If you happened to participate in the four-part storytelling series with Jim Weiss, or the American history class, or the series on Russian literature, or the webinar on Verdi’s Otello, … Read more

A Night at the Opera continues with Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello, based on Shakespeare’s classic play Othello. Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 8 p.m. Eastern The webinar is free but advance registration is required. Verdi had already achieved enormous popularity through his operas when in his … Read more

Jim Weiss teams up with Carol next week for a live presentation: Going West in the USA, featuring “Fulton’s Steamboat” and “The Railroad Men.” Adults and children as young as 7 will find these stories entertaining and educational. The art of storytelling and music have … Read more

Jim Weiss and Carol Together The announcement is official now. Carol and Jim Weiss are teaming up for a 4-part online series on music and storytelling. The first session kicks off on Wednesday, September 16 at 7 pm EDT. The topic is “Going West in … Read more

Webinar: Tuesday, September 1 at 8:00 p.m. EDT Discover more about perhaps the most famous of all composers—Ludwig van Beethoven! What brought him such fame? And why does his music still speak so strongly to us today? Beethoven would be surprised to know how he … Read more

What’s So Great About Beethoven? Shortly after his death in 1827, Beethoven’s influence cast a giant shadow over the 19th century. He became more famous than any previous composer, and his legacy held later composers to an almost impossible standard. But why? Professor Carol explains … Read more

The Art of Soulcraft We want to thank all who attended last week’s online conference of The Classical Consortium entitled “The Art of Soulcraft.” If you missed it, or want to relive all or part of it, the conference recordings are available for free viewing. … Read more

Welcome to a new series of workshops dedicated to hymns. In each session, Carol will look at a specific body of hymns, offering tools to revitalize and reconnect with this marvelous music. Yet, hymnals have disappeared from the pews in many churches. Yes, some churches … Read more