Tom Cimarusti
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Musical Paintbrushes
Primitivism
Wednesday, January 20, 2027, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Tom Cimarusti, Ph.D., Program Coordinator and Professor of Music History, Florida Gulf Coast University
Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring stands as one of the most revolutionary works in music history, shocking early 20th-century audiences with its raw energy, dissonance and rhythmic intensity. Learn how the ballet’s music, choreography and staging challenged artistic norms and introduced a new musical language.
Musical Paintbrushes
Minimalism
Wednesday, February 10, 2027, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Tom Cimarusti, Ph.D., Program Coordinator and Professor of Music History, Florida Gulf Coast University
Discover how art’s simplicity in structure, repetition and space inspired compelling musical works by minimalist composers, including Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams.
Top image: Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592-1656). The Concert, 1624. Oil on canvas, 48 5/8 x 80 11/16 in. National Gallery of Art. Patrons' Permanent Fund and Florida Carr Fund, 2013.38.1. Third image: Luis Álvarez Roure. Philip Glass. 2016, oil on board, Smithsoniam National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.