Five Sounds That Will Open Your Ears and Change Your Mind with David Asher Brown

Name: Five Sounds That Will Open Your Ears and Change Your Mind with David Asher Brown
Start: 2024-11-03T15:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-03T16:00:00-07:00
Location: 1714 21st Street Santa Monica, CA 90404

Schedule

Sun Nov 03 2024 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

1714 21st Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 | Santa Monica, CA

Prepare for a fascinating musical journey across genres, borders, and time with music content creator David Asher Brown. In this engaging and moving presentation, David explores five captivating pieces of music from around the world, sharing the rich stories and historical contexts behind them.
From the mesmerizing rhythms of the Balinese Kecak dance drama to the haunting Yiddish melody Oyfn Veg Sheyt a Boym, each selection will reveal new ways of hearing music and its cultural significance. You'll be charmed by Ella Fitzgerald's legendary rendition of Mac the Knife, learn about the secret and disturbing love letter in Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony, and be swept away by the sounds of Jobim’s Waters of March.
David’s mix of humor, emotion, and in-depth musical knowledge will make this talk both entertaining and educational. Whether you're a music enthusiast or curious to discover new sounds, you'll leave with a fresh perspective on how music connects us all.

David Asher Brown is a composer, conductor, and pianist. He has a doctorate in music from the University of Southern California and over 200K followers on social media.