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From July 1 to July 27, Hilde Binford and colleagues will present “Johann Sebastian Bach: Currents and Cross-Currents in the Baroque Era and in Our Time,” a National Endowment for the Humanities project whose purpose is to provide an understanding of the intellectual and musical worlds of J. S. Bach. School teachers from a wide variety of disciplines will travel with Dr. Binford, Louise Forsyth, and other experts to Eisenach, Leipzig, and Potsdam, Germany, for an intensive experience of lectures, performances, discussions and field trips. Follow along as the group explores the life and works one of the great geniuses of Western music.

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Weekend before the last week

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Leipzig has been hectic at times and a slow pace at others, but never dull. With all of the museums, concerts and events there was always something to do, but the group grows restless and is ready to move on. The group has become this wondering band of gypsies scattering among the various venues Leipzig has to offer. I don't think they missed a single one. Today was spent by most running around doing laundry, and making arrangements for trips to various parts of Germany. Some members are off to Berlin for the weekend, others are off to Amsterdam and Paris. Tonight we all gathered for a farewell to Leipzig dinner at the Auerbachs Keller. (The Auerbachs Keller is in Goethe's play Faust.) We all will be getting together for our last week in Potsdam, and since it is only a 20 minute tram ride to Berlin, you know many of us will be frequent visitors. As we all have spent these last 3 weeks together we have become like a family. There is already talk of a reunion. Well it is late and I must pack for tomorrow's trip.

Faculty: Drs. Hilde Binford and Diane Husic   /   0 comments