BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rachel Franklin - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rachel Franklin 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:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T203000 DTSTAMP:20250914T184649Z CREATED:20250914T184419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T184649Z UID:4872-1762111800-1762115400@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Rachel Franklin in recital at Riderwood Village\, Montgomery County\, MD: "The Great Composer Pianists" DESCRIPTION:https://riderwoodlife.com/performing-arts-council/pac-chapel-series/ URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/rachel-franklin-in-recital-at-riderwood-village-montgomery-county-md-the-great-composer-pianists/ LOCATION:Riderwood Village\, 3140 Gracefield Rd.\, Silver Spring\, 20904\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rachel-franklin-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Riderwood Village":MAILTO:questions@riderwoodlife.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T133000 DTSTAMP:20250729T021618Z CREATED:20250729T021125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T021618Z UID:4757-1762171200-1762176600@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Fairy Tales in Classical Music\, Lecture 1 - Six of the Scariest DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/fairy-tales-in-classical-music\n \n \n \n \n \n Ever since early humans began to gather\, they attempted to understand the inexplicable universe by telling tales. While composers have frequently enjoyed exploring the macabre and Gothic horror\, classical repertory is equally graced with gentler stories\, some of which end happily ever after. \nIn the perfect follow-up to Halloween\, speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin revisits her seasonal tour through the most mysterious corners of classical music as well as illustrates how fantasy and folklore have inspired some of history’s greatest composers. \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——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nFresh from Halloween\, as the days draw darker and strange spirits linger\, Liszt’s Totentanz\, Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre\, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain\, and other bone-chillers set the tone for an atmosphere of sorcery and witchcraft. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-fairy-tales-in-classical-music-lecture-1-six-of-the-scariest/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fairy-tales-classical-music.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T143000 DTSTAMP:20250913T180756Z CREATED:20250913T180752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T180756Z UID:4794-1762696800-1762698600@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Rachel Franklin for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Inside the Classics DESCRIPTION:https://www.bsomusic.org/inside-the-classics/\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachel Franklin is delighted to be the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Strathmore Music Scholar-in-Residence. She gives all the BSO’s pre-concert presentations at their Bethesda\, MD venue\, Strathmore Hall as part of their “Inside the Classics” series. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/rachel-franklin-for-the-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-inside-the-classics-20/ LOCATION:Music Center at Strathmore\, 5301 Tuckerman Ln\, North Bethesda\, MD\, 20852\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BaltimoreSymphonyOrchestra.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T133000 DTSTAMP:20250729T021528Z CREATED:20250729T021303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T021528Z UID:4763-1762776000-1762781400@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Fairy Tales in Classical Music\, Lecture 2 - Grimm\, Perrault\, and Andersen: Masters of Enchantment DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/fairy-tales-in-classical-music\n \n \n \n \n \n Ever since early humans began to gather\, they attempted to understand the inexplicable universe by telling tales. While composers have frequently enjoyed exploring the macabre and Gothic horror\, classical repertory is equally graced with gentler stories\, some of which end happily ever after. \nIn the perfect follow-up to Halloween\, speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin revisits her seasonal tour through the most mysterious corners of classical music as well as illustrates how fantasy and folklore have inspired some of history’s greatest composers. \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——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nThe magical tales told by Charles Perrault\, Hans Christian Andersen\, and the Brothers Grimm have provided the inspiration for many classical masterpieces. Franklin compares the varied approaches taken in such beloved works as Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty ballet\, very different versions of the Cinderella story by Rossini and Prokofiev\, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel\, The Mermaid by Zemlinsky\, and The Fairy’s Kiss by Stravinsky. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-fairy-tales-in-classical-music-lecture-2-grimm-perrault-and-andersen-masters-of-enchantment/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fairy-tales-classical-music.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T193000 DTSTAMP:20250913T180934Z CREATED:20250913T180930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T180934Z UID:4796-1763233200-1763235000@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Rachel Franklin for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Inside the Classics DESCRIPTION:https://www.bsomusic.org/inside-the-classics/\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Rachel Franklin is delighted to be the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Strathmore Music Scholar-in-Residence. She gives all the BSO’s pre-concert presentations at their Bethesda\, MD venue\, Strathmore Hall as part of their “Inside the Classics” series. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/rachel-franklin-for-the-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-inside-the-classics-21/ LOCATION:Music Center at Strathmore\, 5301 Tuckerman Ln\, North Bethesda\, MD\, 20852\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BaltimoreSymphonyOrchestra.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T133000 DTSTAMP:20250729T021504Z CREATED:20250729T021426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T021504Z UID:4768-1763380800-1763386200@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Fairy Tales in Classical Music\, Lecture 3 - Faeries\, Trolls\, and Mystical Maidens DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/fairy-tales-in-classical-music\n \n \n \n \n \n Ever since early humans began to gather\, they attempted to understand the inexplicable universe by telling tales. While composers have frequently enjoyed exploring the macabre and Gothic horror\, classical repertory is equally graced with gentler stories\, some of which end happily ever after. \nIn the perfect follow-up to Halloween\, speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin revisits her seasonal tour through the most mysterious corners of classical music as well as illustrates how fantasy and folklore have inspired some of history’s greatest composers. \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——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nThe enchanted creatures of myth never cease to fascinate. Purcell\, Mendelssohn\, Grieg\, Debussy\, and Sibelius wrote many works that draw from mythological roots\, frequently via the great literature of Shakespeare\, Ibsen and others. Purcell’s The Fairy-Queen\, Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream\, Peer Gynt by Grieg\, and Pohjola’s Daughter by Sibelius are all magnificent examples of the genre. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-fairy-tales-in-classical-music-lecture-3-faeries-trolls-and-mystical-maidens/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fairy-tales-classical-music.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T203000 DTSTAMP:20250913T185937Z CREATED:20250913T184316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T185937Z UID:4829-1763665200-1763670600@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:SONOS Trio at the Oxford Community Center: "Paris\, The Crazy Years" DESCRIPTION:https://oxfordcc.org/product/rachel-franklin-sonos-concert/\n \n \n \n \n \n Paris: The Crazy Years is classic SONOS\, a fascinating\, immersive tribute to America’s momentous 1917 entry into the First World War\, and the extraordinary period in Paris that followed\, known as the Crazy Years – les Années Folles. Our journey through the City of Light glitters with music by Debussy\, Gershwin\, Ravel\, Thelonious Monk\, Cole Porter and more. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/sonos-trio-at-the-oxford-community-center-paris-the-crazy-years/ LOCATION:Oxford Community Center\, 200 Oxford Road\, Oxford\, MD\, 21654\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SONOS-PARIS-2025-.Outside_cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T133000 DTSTAMP:20250729T021732Z CREATED:20250729T021729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T021732Z UID:4780-1763985600-1763991000@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Fairy Tales in Classical Music\, Lecture 4 - Operatic Occult DESCRIPTION:https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/fairy-tales-in-classical-music\n \n \n \n \n \n Ever since early humans began to gather\, they attempted to understand the inexplicable universe by telling tales. While composers have frequently enjoyed exploring the macabre and Gothic horror\, classical repertory is equally graced with gentler stories\, some of which end happily ever after. \nIn the perfect follow-up to Halloween\, speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin revisits her seasonal tour through the most mysterious corners of classical music as well as illustrates how fantasy and folklore have inspired some of history’s greatest composers. \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——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nExperience an intimately eerie encounter with some of the favorite ghouls and ghosts of the operatic underworld. Selections include excerpts from Mozart’s Don Giovanni\, Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw\, Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld\, Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman\, and other works. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/smithsonian-associates-fairy-tales-in-classical-music-lecture-4-operatic-occult/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/fairy-tales-classical-music.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T140000 DTSTAMP:20250914T180632Z CREATED:20250914T174349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T180632Z UID:4850-1764075600-1764079200@rachelfranklin.com SUMMARY:Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y: The Revolutionary George Gershwin\, Lecture 1 - “My people are Americans. My time is today” DESCRIPTION:https://www.roundtable.org/live-courses/music/the-revolutionary-george-gershwin-a-composer-beyond-boundaries\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nFrom his early brilliance as a Tin Pan Alley song plugger to his groundbreaking fusion of classical music and jazz in “Rhapsody in Blue”\, George Gershwin spent his formative years completely re-imagining what American music could be. We begin our 3-part series by tracing his path to the Rhapsody’s electrifying 1924 premiere via enduring musical hits such as “Swanee”\, “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise”\, and “Somebody Loves Me.” \n\n\n\n\n\n——————————————————————————————————————————————— \nJoin acclaimed pianist Dr. Rachel Franklin as she demonstrates the genius of Gershwin live at the piano\, enhanced by archival audio and film\, to celebrate his transformative vision for American music. Gershwin’s fusion of jazz\, classical\, Yiddish and other folk styles gave us such vibrant national icons as “Rhapsody in Blue”\, “An American in Paris”\, and “Porgy and Bess”\, now emblems of America’s melting pot self-image\, its vigor and optimism. URL:https://rachelfranklin.com/event/the-revolutionary-george-gershwin-a-composer-beyond-boundaries-lecture-1-my-people-are-americans-my-time-is-today/ LOCATION:Isle of Man ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rachelfranklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Gershwin.png ORGANIZER;CN="Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y":MAILTO:hello@roundtable.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR