BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rachel Franklin - ECPv6.18.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rachelfranklin.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rachel Franklin REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T210000 DTSTAMP:20261111T214901Z CREATED:20261111T213037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261111T214901Z UID:5290-1795201200-1795208400@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:SONOS Trio at the Oxford Community Center: "Coming To America\, A 250-Year Musical Journey" DESCRIPTION:https://oxfordcc.org/product/rachel-franklin-sonos-250th/​\n \n \n \n \n \n SONOS is Chamber Music with a Twist. Led by acclaimed pianist Rachel Franklin and featuring the consummate talents of violinist Christian Tremblay and fretless bass player Jonathan Miles Brown\, their programs explore the cross-pollination between different musical art forms\, with compelling stories of how these musical cultures intersect. Blurring the edges between timeless chamber works and jazz improvisation\, SONOS have performed widely throughout the mid-Atlantic area\, delighting audiences with their imaginative storytelling\, unique instrumental sounds\, and fiery virtuosity. \nComing to America celebrates the extraordinarily rich cultural and musical heritage of the United States\, fueled and fertilized by the contributions of those who came for a better life\, those who came to escape persecution\, and those who came enslaved. The program features spirituals and immigration songs\, jazz\, and classical works from Beethoven to Bernstein. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/sonos-trio-at-the-oxford-community-center-coming-to-america-a-250-year-musical-journey/ LOCATION:Oxford Community Center\, 200 Oxford Road\, Oxford\, MD\, 21654\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Rachael-Franklin-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261122T170000 DTSTAMP:20261111T215048Z CREATED:20261111T214649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261111T215048Z UID:5298-1795359600-1795366800@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:SONOS Trio at the WCR Center For The Arts: "Coming To America\, A 250-Year Musical Journey" DESCRIPTION:https://www.wcrcenter.org/sonos\n \n \n \n \n \n Coming to America celebrates the extraordinarily rich cultural and musical heritage of the United States\, fueled and fertilized by the contributions of those who came for a better life\, those who came to escape persecution\, and those who came enslaved. The program features spirituals and immigration songs\, jazz\, and classical works from Beethoven to Bernstein\, and Dvorak to Chick Corea. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/sonos-trio-at-the-wcr-center-for-the-arts-coming-to-america-a-250-year-musical-journey/ LOCATION:WCR Center for the Arts\, 140 N 5th St\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SONOS-COMING-TO-AMERICA-2025-Outside-copy_cropped.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="WCR Center For The Arts":MAILTO:rentals@wcrcenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261123T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261123T201500 DTSTAMP:20261108T182213Z CREATED:20261108T181749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261108T182213Z UID:5238-1795459500-1795464900@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Great Composer-Pianists: Mendelssohn\, Liszt\, Prokofiev\, and Rachmaninoff\, Lecture 3 - Sergei Prokofiev DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/great-composer-pianists\n \n \n \n \n \n Popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin provides a unique look at the monumental keyboard talents of four great composer-pianists and how their performing virtuosity influenced the piano works audiences enjoy today. \nWith a legacy of printed compositions but almost no recordings\, how can we get closer to the white-hot moments of creation and performance when these artists poured out their genius for fortunate and astonished listeners? How did the composers’ musical imaginations and their signature performance styles influence the development of how pianos would be constructed and sound? And did their contemporary audiences even comprehend what they were hearing? \nFranklin offers a fascinating exploration into the creative minds—and hands—of a quartet of piano pioneers celebrated for their prowess as composers and performers. She concludes each lecture by performing a work by the spotlighted composer. \nBritish-born Franklin has been a featured speaker for organizations including the Library of Congress and NPR\, exploring intersections among classical and jazz music\, film scores\, and the fine arts.​ \n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nProkofiev’s reputation as a ferocious idol smasher brought him shocked reviews internationally but belies the fact that he was one of the 20th century’s greatest\, most tender melodists in the true Russian style. His piano music doesn’t just reflect his own brilliant technique but explores strange\, beautiful landscapes filled with evocative storytelling and magic. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-great-composer-pianists-mendelssohn-liszt-prokofiev-and-rachmaninoff-lecture-3-sergei-prokofiev/ LOCATION:PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/great-composer-pianists.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261130T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261130T201500 DTSTAMP:20261108T182708Z CREATED:20261108T182703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261108T182708Z UID:5245-1796064300-1796069700@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Great Composer-Pianists: Mendelssohn\, Liszt\, Prokofiev\, and Rachmaninoff\, Lecture 4 - Sergei Rachmaninoff DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/great-composer-pianists\n \n \n \n \n \n Popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin provides a unique look at the monumental keyboard talents of four great composer-pianists and how their performing virtuosity influenced the piano works audiences enjoy today. \nWith a legacy of printed compositions but almost no recordings\, how can we get closer to the white-hot moments of creation and performance when these artists poured out their genius for fortunate and astonished listeners? How did the composers’ musical imaginations and their signature performance styles influence the development of how pianos would be constructed and sound? And did their contemporary audiences even comprehend what they were hearing? \nFranklin offers a fascinating exploration into the creative minds—and hands—of a quartet of piano pioneers celebrated for their prowess as composers and performers. She concludes each lecture by performing a work by the spotlighted composer. \nBritish-born Franklin has been a featured speaker for organizations including the Library of Congress and NPR\, exploring intersections among classical and jazz music\, film scores\, and the fine arts.​ \n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nUtterly extraordinary as pianist\, conductor and composer\, Rachmaninoff bestrode the musical world like a colossus. Particularly in the United States\, he built a career as a legendary concert performer and\, despite his quiet\, almost dour demeanor\, became a musical superstar worshipped by a dazzled public\, and set new standards for pianistic genius. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-great-composer-pianists-mendelssohn-liszt-prokofiev-and-rachmaninoff-lecture-4-sergei-rachmaninoff/ LOCATION:PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/great-composer-pianists.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T140000 DTSTAMP:20261108T205009Z CREATED:20261108T205005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261108T205009Z UID:5266-1796130000-1796133600@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y: A Celebration of French Music: From Berlioz to Debussy and Ravel\, Lecture 1 - 700 Years in Two Hours DESCRIPTION:https://www.roundtable.org/live-courses/music/a-celebration-of-french-music-beauty-revolution-reinvention​\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nWe begin with French music written before the 19th century\, starting with the mystery and beauty of early 12th-century polyphony by Léonin and Pérotin from the mighty School of Notre-Dame. Touching briefly on exquisite work by Guillaume de Machaut (14th century) and Josquin des Prez (15th century)\, jump forward to the Baroque period\, which saw the meteoric rise of French opera and non-vocal instrumental music. Then enjoy splendid dance music and opera selections by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau\, plus witty keyboard pieces by master clavecinist Francois Couperin. \n\n\n\n\n\n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nFrance is an immeasurable powerhouse of cultural achievement. Through French politics and history\, philosophy\, fine arts\, and cuisine\, our lives continue to be influenced by the Gallic vision of society. And in many ways\, the history of French music is also the history of Western music. But what makes French music French? Join talented speaker and pianist Rachel Franklin on a journey through eight centuries of French music. \nFranklin will lead students from the mysterious polyphony of medieval Notre-Dame to the revolutionary sounds of twentieth-century modernism. Together\, we will explore the grandeur and elegance of the Baroque through the music of Lully\, Rameau\, and Couperin\, then encounter the excess\, spectacle\, and virtuosity of nineteenth-century France in works by Berlioz\, Meyerbeer\, Bizet\, Saint-Saëns\, and Alkan. Students will follow the musical lineage from Saint-Saëns to Fauré and from Fauré to Ravel\, discovering how generations of composers passed ideas\, influences\, and inspirations from one to another. From there\, we will experience the sensuous refinement of Fauré\, Debussy\, and Ravel before witnessing modernism shatter established conventions through the irreverent music of Satie and Les Six. Finally\, we will conclude with Olivier Messiaen\, whose visionary music and profoundly moving Quartet for the End of Time occupy a singular place in twentieth-century musical history. Along the way\, discover how French composers continually reinvented beauty\, drama\, color\, and musical expression. \n  URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/roundtable-by-the-92nd-street-y-a-celebration-of-french-music-from-berlioz-to-debussy-and-ravel-lecture-1-700-years-in-two-hours/ LOCATION:PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/sub-buzz-9040-1555351669-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y":MAILTO:hello@roundtable.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T140000 DTSTAMP:20261108T205523Z CREATED:20261108T205520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261108T205523Z UID:5272-1796734800-1796738400@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y: A Celebration of French Music: From Berlioz to Debussy and Ravel\, Lecture 2 - Excess\, Outrage & Virtuosity DESCRIPTION:https://www.roundtable.org/live-courses/music/a-celebration-of-french-music-beauty-revolution-reinvention​\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nIn the 1800s\, it seemed that the horrors of the French Revolution had unleashed a taste for massive scale and spectacle. The startling musical program of Hector Berlioz’s brilliant Symphonie Fantastique combines sexuality\, drugs\, and diabolism. The melodramatic grand opera Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer involved much death and destruction\, plus perilous stage machinery. Meanwhile Georges Bizet’s Carmen was very different\, featuring a revolutionary heroine who defies the social hypocrisies of the time. We also enjoy dazzling piano music by Camille Saint-Saëns and Charles Valentin Alkan. \n\n\n\n\n\n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nFrance is an immeasurable powerhouse of cultural achievement. Through French politics and history\, philosophy\, fine arts\, and cuisine\, our lives continue to be influenced by the Gallic vision of society. And in many ways\, the history of French music is also the history of Western music. But what makes French music French? Join talented speaker and pianist Rachel Franklin on a journey through eight centuries of French music. \nFranklin will lead students from the mysterious polyphony of medieval Notre-Dame to the revolutionary sounds of twentieth-century modernism. Together\, we will explore the grandeur and elegance of the Baroque through the music of Lully\, Rameau\, and Couperin\, then encounter the excess\, spectacle\, and virtuosity of nineteenth-century France in works by Berlioz\, Meyerbeer\, Bizet\, Saint-Saëns\, and Alkan. Students will follow the musical lineage from Saint-Saëns to Fauré and from Fauré to Ravel\, discovering how generations of composers passed ideas\, influences\, and inspirations from one to another. From there\, we will experience the sensuous refinement of Fauré\, Debussy\, and Ravel before witnessing modernism shatter established conventions through the irreverent music of Satie and Les Six. Finally\, we will conclude with Olivier Messiaen\, whose visionary music and profoundly moving Quartet for the End of Time occupy a singular place in twentieth-century musical history. Along the way\, discover how French composers continually reinvented beauty\, drama\, color\, and musical expression. \n  URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/roundtable-by-the-92nd-street-y-a-celebration-of-french-music-from-berlioz-to-debussy-and-ravel-lecture-2-excess-outrage-virtuosity/ LOCATION:PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/OIP-3456306227.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y":MAILTO:hello@roundtable.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T133000 DTSTAMP:20261108T184044Z CREATED:20261108T183420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261108T184044Z UID:5250-1796904000-1796909400@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Two Holiday Masterworks: Handel’s Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker\, Lecture 1 - Messiah DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/two-holiday-masterworks\n \n \n \n \n \n As the winter draws near and preparations begin for seasonal festivals of wonder and sacred joy\, no classical music more powerfully expresses the sense of glory and enchantment than two pillars of the holiday repertoire: Handel’s mighty oratorio Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s exquisite ballet The Nutcracker. Each year\, when people experience these deeply loved cornerstones again\, their sense of returning feels complete\, but how well do they know these seemingly familiar classics? \nBehind each composer’s triumphant achievement lies a history filled with complex personal struggles\, bereavement\, social and political change\, and religious controversy. Popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin takes a deep dive into what factors shaped the creativity of both Handel and Tchaikovsky\, and why Messiah and The Nutcracker continue to inspire. \nBritish-born Franklin has been a featured speaker for organizations including the Library of Congress and NPR\, exploring intersections among classical and jazz music\, film scores\, and the fine arts. \n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nHandel composed his Messiah in a white-hot burst over just 24 days\, and its Easter 1742 premiere in Dublin was an extraordinary success. Ticket demand was so intense that the promoters famously asked women not to wear hoop skirts and men to leave their swords at home to make “room for more company.” But a year later in London\, Handel encountered profound controversy about performing sacred scripture in a public theater and even avoided using its title. Today his Easter offering has become a Christmas staple and millions participate joyfully in its performance every year. While exploring the Messiah’s celestial musical range\, Franklin also examines Handel’s formidable character and gargantuan eating habits\, and his rocky partnership with his librettist Charles Jennens. She surveys Dublin and London’s vibrant 18th-century concert life and considers the enduring search for spiritual transcendence through this majestic music. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-two-holiday-masterworks-handels-messiah-and-tchaikovskys-nutcracker-lecture-1-messiah/ LOCATION:PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/two-holiday-masterworks.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T140000 DTSTAMP:20261108T205917Z CREATED:20261108T205914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261108T205917Z UID:5278-1797339600-1797343200@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y: A Celebration of French Music: From Berlioz to Debussy and Ravel\, Lecture 3 - Passing the Flame DESCRIPTION:https://www.roundtable.org/live-courses/music/a-celebration-of-french-music-beauty-revolution-reinvention​\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nSaint-Saëns was Gabriel Fauré’s deeply revered teacher. And Fauré was equally influential as the chief mentor for Maurice Ravel. Connections continue on a less exalted level\, as singer Emma Bardac was mistress to both Fauré and Claude Debussy. Whether composing religious works or fantasy tableaux\, Fauré\, Debussy\, and Ravel combined sensuosity and extreme refinement. Explore Fauré’s beautiful Requiem\, Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune\, and Ravel’s shimmering hommage to his fallen friends during the Great War\, “Le Tombeau de Couperin.” \n\n\n\n\n\n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nFrance is an immeasurable powerhouse of cultural achievement. Through French politics and history\, philosophy\, fine arts\, and cuisine\, our lives continue to be influenced by the Gallic vision of society. And in many ways\, the history of French music is also the history of Western music. But what makes French music French? Join talented speaker and pianist Rachel Franklin on a journey through eight centuries of French music. \nFranklin will lead students from the mysterious polyphony of medieval Notre-Dame to the revolutionary sounds of twentieth-century modernism. Together\, we will explore the grandeur and elegance of the Baroque through the music of Lully\, Rameau\, and Couperin\, then encounter the excess\, spectacle\, and virtuosity of nineteenth-century France in works by Berlioz\, Meyerbeer\, Bizet\, Saint-Saëns\, and Alkan. Students will follow the musical lineage from Saint-Saëns to Fauré and from Fauré to Ravel\, discovering how generations of composers passed ideas\, influences\, and inspirations from one to another. From there\, we will experience the sensuous refinement of Fauré\, Debussy\, and Ravel before witnessing modernism shatter established conventions through the irreverent music of Satie and Les Six. Finally\, we will conclude with Olivier Messiaen\, whose visionary music and profoundly moving Quartet for the End of Time occupy a singular place in twentieth-century musical history. Along the way\, discover how French composers continually reinvented beauty\, drama\, color\, and musical expression. \n  URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/roundtable-by-the-92nd-street-y-a-celebration-of-french-music-from-berlioz-to-debussy-and-ravel-lecture-3-passing-the-flame/ LOCATION:PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/how-ravel-and-debussy-entangle-with-the-jazz-guitar.png ORGANIZER;CN="Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y":MAILTO:hello@roundtable.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T133000 DTSTAMP:20261108T183954Z CREATED:20261108T183639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261108T183954Z UID:5256-1797508800-1797514200@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Two Holiday Masterworks: Handel’s Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker\, Lecture 2 - The Nutcracker DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/two-holiday-masterworks\n \n \n \n \n \n As the winter draws near and preparations begin for seasonal festivals of wonder and sacred joy\, no classical music more powerfully expresses the sense of glory and enchantment than two pillars of the holiday repertoire: Handel’s mighty oratorio Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s exquisite ballet The Nutcracker. Each year\, when people experience these deeply loved cornerstones again\, their sense of returning feels complete\, but how well do they know these seemingly familiar classics? \nBehind each composer’s triumphant achievement lies a history filled with complex personal struggles\, bereavement\, social and political change\, and religious controversy. Popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin takes a deep dive into what factors shaped the creativity of both Handel and Tchaikovsky\, and why Messiah and The Nutcracker continue to inspire. \nBritish-born Franklin has been a featured speaker for organizations including the Library of Congress and NPR\, exploring intersections among classical and jazz music\, film scores\, and the fine arts. \n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nTchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker is an exquisite vision of fairytale beauty\, but beneath its lavish\, shimmering veneer his sweeping music expresses a blend of bittersweet nostalgia for a faraway childhood\, and tremendous personal grief for the sudden death of his beloved sister. Nowadays\, Nutcracker is adored internationally but its initial run was poorly received and Tchaikovsky died decades before it achieved success. Franklin explores its narrative roots in the much stranger original tale by E.T.A. Hoffman\, considers how the Russian Imperial Empire’s love of luxury is subtly reflected in Clara’s magical visit to the Kingdom of Sweets\, and traces the ballet’s evolution through such inspired productions as George Balanchine’s for New York City Ballet. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-two-holiday-masterworks-handels-messiah-and-tchaikovskys-nutcracker-lecture-2-the-nutcracker/ LOCATION:PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/two-holiday-masterworks.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261222T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261222T140000 DTSTAMP:20261108T210201Z CREATED:20261108T210158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261108T210201Z UID:5284-1797944400-1797948000@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y: A Celebration of French Music: From Berlioz to Debussy and Ravel\, Lecture 4 - Modernism Smashes Old Idols DESCRIPTION:https://www.roundtable.org/live-courses/music/a-celebration-of-french-music-beauty-revolution-reinvention​\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n“Enough of clouds\, waves\, aquariums\, water sprites\, and nocturnal scents; what we need is a music of the earth\, everyday music.” With those inflammatory words\, mover\, shaker\, and trouble-maker Jean Cocteau relegated Debussy to the musical history books and ushered in the reign of eccentric genius Erik Satie and his group of rambunctious protegés Les Six\, which included Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc. Finally\, Franklin spotlights the great Olivier Messiaen\, whose place in musical modernism is utterly unique. His Quartet for the End of Time is a deeply moving 20th-century landmark. \n\n\n\n\n\n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nFrance is an immeasurable powerhouse of cultural achievement. Through French politics and history\, philosophy\, fine arts\, and cuisine\, our lives continue to be influenced by the Gallic vision of society. And in many ways\, the history of French music is also the history of Western music. But what makes French music French? Join talented speaker and pianist Rachel Franklin on a journey through eight centuries of French music. \nFranklin will lead students from the mysterious polyphony of medieval Notre-Dame to the revolutionary sounds of twentieth-century modernism. Together\, we will explore the grandeur and elegance of the Baroque through the music of Lully\, Rameau\, and Couperin\, then encounter the excess\, spectacle\, and virtuosity of nineteenth-century France in works by Berlioz\, Meyerbeer\, Bizet\, Saint-Saëns\, and Alkan. Students will follow the musical lineage from Saint-Saëns to Fauré and from Fauré to Ravel\, discovering how generations of composers passed ideas\, influences\, and inspirations from one to another. From there\, we will experience the sensuous refinement of Fauré\, Debussy\, and Ravel before witnessing modernism shatter established conventions through the irreverent music of Satie and Les Six. Finally\, we will conclude with Olivier Messiaen\, whose visionary music and profoundly moving Quartet for the End of Time occupy a singular place in twentieth-century musical history. Along the way\, discover how French composers continually reinvented beauty\, drama\, color\, and musical expression. \n  URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/roundtable-by-the-92nd-street-y-a-celebration-of-french-music-from-berlioz-to-debussy-and-ravel-lecture-4-modernism-smashes-old-idols/ LOCATION:PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/erik-satie-jpg-100-1920x1080-2403885015.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y":MAILTO:hello@roundtable.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR