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"A Celebration Service," Meredith Monk — MPF4109.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Thomas Bogdan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
To mark Meredith Monk’s fifty years of performing, Tom Bogdan will reconstruct Monk’s “A Celebration Service” for the Bennington College community.  Bogdan, an original cast member, in the work will cast an ensemble of singers to be joined by an ensemble of 10 dancers, supervised by Terry Creach, to perform this spiritually inspired performance piece--created by
Dance Music

(Re)Center: Reimagining a New Student Center — ARC4116.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Andrew Schlatter Donald Sherekfin
Credits: 4
This course presents an opportunity to participate in re-imagining the “next life” of the Student Center, as it transitions from its temporary function as a dining facility back to a home for student-centered programming. Students will work together collaboratively to generate program concepts and physical design ideas as a basis for envisioning a full interior renovation of
Visual Arts CAPA Environment Music

A Brush with Western Music History 1600-1900+ — MHI2243.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: KBrazelton@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
This course will expose you to that "classical" stuff you always thought you should know something about—and help you to "know something." Just a brush though—you won't know everything. Just something. Enough to know 1) how this music affects you and why 2) how to talk about that, 3) where you—one little human—fit into the grander human scheme over time, and most important 4)
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A Brush with Western Music History 800-1600 — MHI2242.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: KBrazelton@bennington.edu
Credits: 2
This course will look at what Western music was like before it was "classical." Modal, melismatic, expressive underlying ideas and belief systems that are foreign to us today. Pretty exciting. Hopefully you'll find out that your ignorance is vast! But your small knowledge connects to much more of the world than you ever thought possible. And in ways you could not have imagined.
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A Celebration Service — MUS4232.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Thomas Bogdan Levi Gonzalez
Credits: 4
This class will reconstruct and perform Meredith Monk’s “A Celebration Service” for the Bennington College community.  Tom Bogdan, an original cast member in the work, will cast and teach an ensemble of singer/ dancers to be joined by an ensemble of “Processional” dancers, supervised by Levi Gonzalez to perform this spiritually inspired performance piece, created by
Dance Music

A Celebration Service - The Dancer’s Ensembles — DAN4184.02

Spring 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 1
This class will reconstruct and perform Meredith Monk’s “A Celebration Service” for the Bennington College community.  Tom Bogdan, an original cast member in the work, will cast and teach an ensemble of singer/ dancers to be joined by an ensemble of “Processional” dancers, supervised by Levi Gonzalez to perform this spiritually inspired performance piece, created by
Dance Music

About Time — MCO4109.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Credits: 4
In this course, students will work on a extended piece (9+ minutes), as well as a suite of miniatures ( 30 seconds). By playing with scale and continuity, students will be challenged to find their own way to extend their ideas while enriching their own musical language. Students can propose a piece in any style or forces, and we will work together to recruit instrumentalists or
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About Time — MCO4109.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Nicholas Brooke
Days & Time: MO,TH 3:40pm-5:30pm
Credits: 4

In this course, students will work on an extended piece (10+ minutes), as well as a suite of miniatures (< 30 seconds). By playing with scale and continuity, students will be challenged to find their own way to extend their ideas while enriching their own musical language. Students can propose a piece in any style or forces, and we will work together to

Composition

Acoustic/Electronic — MCO4128.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Allen Shawn Senem Pirler
Credits: 2
In this course students will compose a substantial work for either solo, duo, or trio configurations, integrating acoustic and electronic elements together to create an electroacoustic piece.  This class will be co-taught by Allen Shawn and Senem Pirler. Students will learn and analyze electroacoustic pieces in the history of composition, and how to integrate electronics
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Advanced Animation — MA4128.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Sue Rees
Credits: 4
This course is for mid-to-experienced animators. Our work may cover hand drawn animation, rotoscoping, stop motion, replacement animation, sand or paint animation. We will work on ambitious projects, and learn how to finish and polish them. Students will be expected to try new materials, play with scale, and design complex sequences. We will practice combining and layering
Visual Arts Music

Advanced Chamber Music — MPF4230.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Music Faculty
Credits: 2
An intensive, performance oriented exploration of the chamber music literature. Students must have significant previous instrumental training and experience. Corequisites: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30 - 8pm).
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Advanced Chamber Music — MPF4258.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: Christopher Lewis
Credits: 1
Chamber music coaching for advanced students, any instrumental combination that includes piano. Students will meet with the instructor weekly on scheduled class days, at times to be arranged with the instructor. Participation in Tuesday evening music workshop and performance at the end-of-term recital are required. Course will be offered on campus only.
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Advanced Chamber Music — MPF4258.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Christopher Lewis
Credits: 1
Chamber music coaching for advanced students, any instrumental combination that includes piano. Students will meet with the instructor weekly on scheduled class days, at times to be arranged with the instructor. Participation in Tuesday evening music workshop and performance at the end-of-term recital are required. Course will be offered on campus only.
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Advanced Chamber Music — MPF4230.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: music faculty
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
An intensive, performance oriented exploration of the chamber music of literature. Corequisites: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30 - 8pm).
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