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The Presentations


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Lectures on the Visual Arts






Linda Cordair

"Romantic Realism in the 21st Century: A New Perspective on Making the Most out of an Art Gallery Visit Online or in Person"







Dianne Durante

"Romanticism and Painting"











John Gillis

"The Guardian Angel of Romanticism: Ayn Rand"











Sandra Shaw

"Romantic Realist Sculpture in the Industrial Age"











Lectures on Music






David Berry

"Architecture Is Frozen Music"










Harry Binswanger (Keynote Address)

"Sense of Life and Music"









Thomas Shoebotham

"Niccolò Paganini and the Virtuoso Tradition"










Stephen Siek

"Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Intransigent Romantic"








Special Lecture by
Shoshana Milgram

"O. Henry's 'To Him Who Waits': Revisiting the Source"








Joint Presentations and Panel Discussions




Special Columbus Day Presentation:

"The Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
Part 1"


"The Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
Part 2"
















Linda Cordair, Moderator

"Nurturing the New Romantics"











Stephen Siek, Moderator

"Point and Counterpoint:
The Problems of Musical Meaning and the Pathway to their Solutions"








Concerts






An Evening of Romantic
Chamber Music















An Evening of Romantic Opera