Spring Freeman Lecture Series

In the second half of the 17th century, the court of Louis XIV built up a grand musical establishment that intensely cultivated a distinctive type of music intended to serve as a French alternative to the dominant Italian style of the time. For nearly a century, composers such as Lully, Couperin, and Ramea produced magnificent ceremonial music, exquisitely graceful ballet music, and delicate keyboard music that was notably influential outside of France.

Location: House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Avenue, St. Paul

Cost: $35 per class
             $140 for 4 classes