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BHCC Community Education Spring 2014 Workshops with Maggi Smith-Dalton

BHCC Community Education Spring 2014 Workshops
with Maggi Smith-Dalton
Bunker Hill Community College (Charlestown Campus)
http://www.bhcc.mass.edu/ce/spring2014workshopseries/

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Celtic Roots and Branches 
WCE-233 $15
Saturday, March 1, 2014

Celtic Music as the Wheel of the Year
WCE-231 $15
Saturday, March 15, 2014
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Celtic Roots and Branches 
WCE-233 $15
Saturday, March 1, 2014

Understanding the influence of immigrant cultural contributions is vital to understanding the development of U.S. history. Throughout that history, the musical contributions of the Celtic people have been extremely important. This workshop will provide an overview of how Celtic music influenced U.S. history and culture, focusing mostly on the 18th and 19th centuries. We'll explore this story together through performed and recorded music, illustrated lecture, and conversation.

Celtic Music as the Wheel of the Year
WCE-231 $15
Saturday, March 15, 2014

In every culture, music has provided much more than entertainment to human life. The traditional music of the Celts celebrated the natural world, giving each community a sense of connection to each other and to the mysteries of life and death. Musical rituals gave structure and shape to everyday life, celebrated heroic events and people, commemorated important folk figures such as St. Patrick and St. David and strengthened a shared sense of values. This workshop will introduce participants to music of the Celts and how it functioned in the folklore and history of Celtic peoples through performed and recorded music, illustrated lecture, and conversation. Come celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day weekend with us.






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