Summer 2020 Programs and Events
TLI MasterPass
Master classes led by expert teachers provide an insider’s view of the artistic process
ShopTalks
Candid discussions on music, life, and the future of our field with conductors, soloists, and BSO players
TLI Celebrates Beethoven
Video presentations and discussions in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, led by some of the leading Beethoven scholars of our time
MasterPass
Posted Online Wednesdays at 1pm, July 1–August 19
Newly recorded and archival led by expert teachers provide an insider’s view of the artistic process. Classes feature TMC Fellows, BUTI students, and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus led by BSO soloists, members of the orchestra, and TMC Faculty.
JULY 1 WEDNESDAY
TMC Conducting Class led by conductor Andris Nelsons
JULY 8 WEDNESDAY
TMC Piano Class led by pianist Paul Lewis
JULY 15 WEDNESDAY
TMC Vocal Class led by TMC Faculty member and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe
JULY 22 WEDNESDAY
TMC Cello Class led by cellist Astrid Schween
JULY 29 WEDNESDAY
Boston University Tanglewood Institute Violin Class led by violinist Midori
AUGUST 5 WEDNESDAY
TMC Piano Class led by TMC Faculty member and pianist Emanuel Ax
AUGUST 12 WEDNESDAY
TMC Violin Master Class led by TMC Faculty member and violinist Malcolm Lowe
AUGUST 19 WEDNESDAY
TFC Vocal Class led by TMC Faculty member and soprano Dawn Upshaw
The Roaring Twenties
Explore cultural change in classical and popular music, jazz, social dance, film, and theatre at the dawn of the modern age, with 100 years of perspective.
The Romantic Spirit
Discover what musical, artistic, and literary disruption meant to audiences in 19th-century Europe, and how those changes are reflected in the experiences of concertgoers and art enthusiasts in 21st-century America.
TLI Celebrates Beethoven
Explore composer Ludwig van Beethoven’s creative process, musical inspirations and influence, 19th-century sound, and heroic struggle in celebration of the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Presenters include Dr. Tom Beghin (Orpheus Institute, Belgium), Dr. Erica Buurman (Beethoven Center, San Jose State University), Nicholas Kitchen and the Borromeo String Quartet, Dr. Kathryn L. Libin (Vassar College, The Lobkowicz Collections), and Megan Ross (College of the Holy Cross).
ShopTalks
Posted Online Thursdays at 1pm, July 2-August 20
Weekly video conversations and live Q&A with notable personalities, including Keith Lockhart & BSO musician Richard Sebring, and Mark Volpe, among others.
JULY 2
Astrid Schween and Areta Zhulla
Members of the Juilliard String Quartet
JULY 9
James Carter and Roberto Sierra
JULY 16
Cynthia Meyers and Robert Sheena
JULY 23
Nicole Cabell and Nicholas Phan
JULY 30
JoAnn Falletta and Thomas Wilkins
AUGUST 6
Gabriela Lena Frank and Augusta Read Thomas
AUGUST 13
Mark Volpe
AUGUST 20
Keith Lockhart and Richard Sebring
TLI Berkshire Scholars
Subsidized TLI tickets for Berkshire- and Columbia-county educators
TLI welcomes applications from school- and community-based educators who are eager to participate in meaningful, memorable experiences that will positively impact their teaching. Applications for TLI Summer 2020 program open on February 26, 2020.