Melodies and Maladies: The Music, Lives, and Illnesses of Great Composers
Week 2 | M, W, F | Hultquist 101 | Ages 14+
The great composers often seem larger than life, casting long shadows on musical history. The contrast between these legendary figures and their frail bodies has been a long area of fascination to musical biographers. This course, co-taught by a music educator and a physician, will present case studies of composers whose musical lives and health intertwined, and will explore the connections between music and medicine.
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Benjamin Lebwohl
B.A., Harvard College (music); M.D., M.S., Columbia University. Gastroenterologist and Epidemiologist at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, where he is Director of Clinical Research. Director of Quality Improvement in Digestive and Liver Diseases, Columbia University Medical Center.
Rami Vamos
Combining his talents as a guitarist, educator, writer, and composer, Rami Vamos has created a wide array of original musical events ranging from children's theater to concert music. His shows encourage people of all ages to explore classical music. Vamos works closely with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as a curriculum planner, writer, composer, and host for both their Chamber Music Beginnings concert series and CMS KIDS series.
