Wagner Symposium History

 

 
  June 18, 19, 20
2004
               
Colloquium "So What's so Great about Wagner? "
"The Ring as Wagner's Mirror," "Wagner 'Ring' Productions," "Wagner and the Visual Arts."
Perry Lorenzo
  Simon Williams "Wagner and the Romantic Hero,"    
Matthew Gurewitsch "From Page to Stage:The Story of Gottfried"
Richard Paul Fink Recital: "Songs and Arias by Wagner and his Contemporaries"
Perry Lorenzo
Simon Williams
    "Mad King Ludwig," a film; and "Siegfried Idyll," concluding remarks of members of the Canton Symphony
Comments I cannot say enough about the pleasure it was to be part of this beautifully organized event. C.S, Cincinnati
My husband and I had a wonderful time at the Wagner Symposium...this weekend...it brought back great memories of my childhood. It is so wonderful that you still have that music enjoyment in your area. M. E.. Greenlawn NY
Matthew Gurewitsch
Richard Paul Fink
   
  November 4,5,6,
2005
 
 
Colloquium Why I'm Wild About Wagner
Iain Scott The Die Meistersinger Quintet:the High Point of Western Civilization
A New "Ring" in a New Concert Hall:The Toronto Cycle
Iain Scott
Jonathan Dean
Edward Haymes
Jonathan Dean Wagner and Young Audiences
The Artist's Challenge: Illustrating Wagner's Ring
P.Craig Russell  
Edward Haymes The Two Rings: Wagner and Tolkien
Canton Symphony An All-Wagner Concert with Gerhardt Zimmermann conducting and Susan Marie Pierson as soprano and Charles Robert Austin as bass-baritone.
     
P.Craig Russell
Susan Marie Pierson
Edward Charles Austin
Comments:

Super job! It was a wonderful weekend. It was great to see people with the same passion as I do. J S. Brecksville,Ohio

With such talent at hand Chicagoans like ourselves can readily appreciate your enthusiasm and civic pride. J& D. C. Oak Park, Il.