• What do conductors do besides wave their arms?

• Why do choirs stand in a formation?

• What's the difference between a soprano and an alto?

• What's the difference between an organ, piano, and a harpsichord?

Join music director Dr. Joe Svendsen for Choir-side Chats, as he explores these ideas, answers your questions, and more. We will learn together about classical music and traditional worship music from all of history. This introductory course will solve the "mysteries" of classical and traditional sacred music and enhance your enjoyment of all kinds of music.

When: Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM on July 13, 20, 27, and August 3.

Where: Faith Community Lutheran Church, 3505 S. Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89135

Who should join: anyone and everyone interested in learning more about traditional sacred music and classical music, ages 18 and above

Cost: $20, which you then get back as a voucher toward your first purchase of any FL.Kantori concert ticket during the 2024-2025 season.

Registration opens: June 1, 2024

COURSE OUTLINE

July 13 - All aboard!

What is a conductor? And what does the conductor do, exactly? Learn the basics of what makes a choir, orchestra, instruments, and more.

July 20 - What's in a name?

Who knew there were so many different types of sacred music? With over one thousand years of imagination and worship, Learn to tell the difference between a mass, motet, anthem, requiem, hymn, and chorale.

July 27 - Do you know who I AM?!

You heard the names Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Vivaldi. But why? We will look at select works from famous composers and see why Christians and musicians across the world continue to perform and love their music.

August 4 - A Doxology

We end our journey by exploring traditional sacred music written in the last thirty years. Who is writing music today? How is it related to music from history? How is the addition of new voices and perspectives improving our musical faith tradition? Plus a live performance by a quartet from FL.Kantori.