Online Short Course | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Treasures from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg

Explore Mozart’s life and legacy through a three-session online course celebrating the exhibition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Treasures from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg. 

Session 1: Delve into the objects and themes in the exhibition with Robinson McClellan, Mary Flagler Cary Curator of Music Manuscripts & Printed Music. 

Session 2: Experience Mozart’s music with pianist, composer, and teaching artist Beata Moon as she performs selected works as points of departure for discussion. 

Session 3: Discover objects from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg, on view in the United States for the very first time, with Linus Klumpner and Deborah Gatewood of the Mozarteum. 

This is an online course. Recordings of each session will be made available for ticket holders via a password-protected link through May 6. Attendees will receive a Zoom link on the day of the programs. 

Robinson McClellan is the Mary Flagler Cary Curator and Department Head of Music Manuscripts and Printed Music at the Morgan Library & Museum. His 2024 exhibition Crafting the Ballets Russes: The Robert Owen Lehman Collection, and accompanying scholarly catalogue, drew public and critical acclaim. His discovery of a previously unknown Chopin waltz attracted global media coverage. He has secured landmark acquisitions for the Morgan including manuscripts by Schubert, Brahms, Tailleferre, Bartók, and Duke Ellington as well as other historically underrepresented composers; several of these have featured in the Morgan’s Centennial exhibition. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College. As a professional composer with works published by E. C. Schirmer and others, Robin has received commissions from the Albany Symphony, San Francisco Choral Artists, Hudson Opera House, Parthenia Viol Consort, and many more. His honors include fellowships at MacDowell and Yaddo, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Charles Ives Scholarship. 

Beata Moon made her orchestral debut with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at age eight and concertized throughout the Midwest, giving recitals and appearing with various orchestras in the region. Moon graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School. She is an ardent ambassador for new music and has enjoyed working as a music television host (WNYE; NY, NY) as well as an impresario in her outreach to broader audiences. Moon composes music in a variety of genres: orchestral, concert band, solo instrumental, chamber, and vocal, including children’s songs. Her four CDs of original music were enthusiastically received by press and public alike and continue to be broadcast throughout the world. She has created and performed interactive concerts for children for Musica Reginae, a classical music collective based in Queens, NY. Moon also works as a teaching artist for Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the New York Philharmonic and Marquis Studios where she has led workshops and designed curricula tailored for students and participants of various backgrounds and abilities. 

Linus Klumpner and Deborah Gatewood are the Director and Group Leader of Exhibition Management & Education, respectfully, of the Mozart-Museums of the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg. Since its founding in 1842 by citizens of Salzburg, the Mozarteum has united Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and work with contemporary culture. The Mozarteum offers concerts, maintains the Mozart museums, and supports academic research. These three core areas seek not only to preserve and foster tradition but to be open to changing perspectives and consider new approaches when encountering the works of Mozart. 

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