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The concerto began as a conversation — a solo voice set against the collective.
From Vivaldi and Bach to Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Grieg, this form evolved into one of music’s most expressive dialogues.
Explore its history with Dr. Gil Harel → tr.ee/8yrseC
From Vivaldi and Bach to Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Grieg, this form evolved into one of music’s most expressive dialogues.
Explore its history with Dr. Gil Harel → tr.ee/8yrseC
Exploring the Concerto: From the Baroque Era to Romanticism
Dr. Gil Harel returns to Roundtable for a close musical study of the birth and evolution of the concerto, from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto to the iconic Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The concerto began as a conversation — a solo voice set against the collective.
From Vivaldi and Bach to Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Grieg, this form evolved into one of music’s most expressive dialogues.
Explore its history with Dr. Gil Harel → tr.ee/8yrseC
From Vivaldi and Bach to Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Grieg, this form evolved into one of music’s most expressive dialogues.
Explore its history with Dr. Gil Harel → tr.ee/8yrseC
Yesterday marked 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth.
Long framed as “dear Aunt Jane,” she was deeply engaged with the political upheavals of her time — from revolution to slavery to women’s rights.
A new Roundtable class explores that tension → Enroll now: tr.ee/kSDa0X
#JaneAusten
Long framed as “dear Aunt Jane,” she was deeply engaged with the political upheavals of her time — from revolution to slavery to women’s rights.
A new Roundtable class explores that tension → Enroll now: tr.ee/kSDa0X
#JaneAusten
Jane Austen: Conservative or Radical?
The longevity of a writer depends on the range of her vision, and few are as enduring as Jane Austen. Join literary historian Judith Hawley to wrestle with a tension that has fascinated Austen's reade...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yesterday marked 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth.
Long framed as “dear Aunt Jane,” she was deeply engaged with the political upheavals of her time — from revolution to slavery to women’s rights.
A new Roundtable class explores that tension → Enroll now: tr.ee/kSDa0X
#JaneAusten
Long framed as “dear Aunt Jane,” she was deeply engaged with the political upheavals of her time — from revolution to slavery to women’s rights.
A new Roundtable class explores that tension → Enroll now: tr.ee/kSDa0X
#JaneAusten
Before writing, before cities, humans learned to make meaning through voice, gesture, and marks on stone.
Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger traces how speech, symbol, and image shaped human thought — from cave art to writing.
Join the class: tr.ee/GuSzcC
Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger traces how speech, symbol, and image shaped human thought — from cave art to writing.
Join the class: tr.ee/GuSzcC
The Prehistoric Origins of Language and Writing
Journey back to the dawn of human expression with Genevieive von Petzinger, a paleoanthropologist at the forefront of discovering and decoding cave art and ancient petroglyphs. Explore how speech evol...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Before writing, before cities, humans learned to make meaning through voice, gesture, and marks on stone.
Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger traces how speech, symbol, and image shaped human thought — from cave art to writing.
Join the class: tr.ee/GuSzcC
Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger traces how speech, symbol, and image shaped human thought — from cave art to writing.
Join the class: tr.ee/GuSzcC
Many New Yorkers feel the @metmuseum.org belongs to them.
But the museum was founded by robber barons and shaped, early on, by the idea that visitors should feel “gratitude to the rich men of this country.”
So who does the Met belong to, really?
Join the conversation: tr.ee/arBBSg
But the museum was founded by robber barons and shaped, early on, by the idea that visitors should feel “gratitude to the rich men of this country.”
So who does the Met belong to, really?
Join the conversation: tr.ee/arBBSg
The Met: A History of Our Museum
Many New Yorkers feel a personal bond with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, beginning with childhood fantasies of sneaking past the guards to sleep in a canopied bed in the Wrightsman Rooms, and deepen...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Many New Yorkers feel the @metmuseum.org belongs to them.
But the museum was founded by robber barons and shaped, early on, by the idea that visitors should feel “gratitude to the rich men of this country.”
So who does the Met belong to, really?
Join the conversation: tr.ee/arBBSg
But the museum was founded by robber barons and shaped, early on, by the idea that visitors should feel “gratitude to the rich men of this country.”
So who does the Met belong to, really?
Join the conversation: tr.ee/arBBSg
The human voice is our oldest technology.
It binds us together, carries memory—and can also be weaponized to persuade, distort, and divide.
NPR’s Scott Simon explores why the voice holds so much power, and what responsibility comes with using it.
A live conversation + Q&A → tr.ee/gSyA14
It binds us together, carries memory—and can also be weaponized to persuade, distort, and divide.
NPR’s Scott Simon explores why the voice holds so much power, and what responsibility comes with using it.
A live conversation + Q&A → tr.ee/gSyA14
NPR’s Scott Simon on Persuasion, Propaganda, & the Power of the Human Voice
NPR’s Scott Simon is one of America’s most admired writers and broadcasters. In his long career as host of NPR’s "Weekend Edition Saturday", he has mastered the art of using his voice to connect peopl...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The human voice is our oldest technology.
It binds us together, carries memory—and can also be weaponized to persuade, distort, and divide.
NPR’s Scott Simon explores why the voice holds so much power, and what responsibility comes with using it.
A live conversation + Q&A → tr.ee/gSyA14
It binds us together, carries memory—and can also be weaponized to persuade, distort, and divide.
NPR’s Scott Simon explores why the voice holds so much power, and what responsibility comes with using it.
A live conversation + Q&A → tr.ee/gSyA14
Looking ahead to our online class on 'The West' with @georgiosvarouxakis.bsky.social!
Register now: tr.ee/mbFy3h
Register now: tr.ee/mbFy3h
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Looking ahead to our online class on 'The West' with @georgiosvarouxakis.bsky.social!
Register now: tr.ee/mbFy3h
Register now: tr.ee/mbFy3h
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM