Free Lectures, Workshops & Concerts
Arts Speak is an educational series of lectures and performance lectures that celebrates the power of creativity through arts and music. Join us in person or tune in virtually to explore, learn, and connect on a wide variety of topics surrounding Arts and music with renowned experts.
All are Welcome! In Person & Livestreamed
Aesthetic Reverberations across the Arts: Exploring the Life and Music of Claude Debussy
Presented by Marie Rolf, pianist, educator, and the leading Debussy scholar of our time READ BIO
In spite of his reputation as a radical trailblazer, Claude Debussy was a man very much of his time who was keenly receptive to aesthetic ideas that were being explored by contemporary poets, artists, and other composers. He once told an American journalist, “I am called a revolutionary, but I haven’t invented anything. (…) There is nothing new in art.” Nevertheless, Debussy’s unique musical language and artistic expression were the result of his deep assimilation and combination of diverse influences. READ MORE
Reflecting the Glory: The Gilded Encaustic Art of Sandra Bowden
Presented by Sandra Bowden
Music, Memory, and Meaning: How creativity helps us belong
Presented by Merideth Hite Estevez
The Art of Groove
Presented by Ted Sullivan
What Musicians Can Learn About Practicing From Current Brain Research
Presented by Dr. Molly Gebrian
Echoes Reimagined: The Evolving Voice of the Flute
Presented by Allison Parramore
A Life in Art: Reflections with Nancy Burkert
Presented by Nancy Burkert
Yevgeny Kutik: A Musical Journey Through Tradition and Memory—WATCH HERE
Presented by Yevgeny Kutik
Photo Credit: Aivars Krastiņš
Inside the Composing Process with Ēriks Ešenvalds—WATCH HERE
Presented by Ēriks Ešenvalds
Visual Storytelling: A Universal Language—WATCH HERE
Presented by Vita Tzykun
The Invisible Instrument: Preserving Our Voice in a Digital Age—WATCH HERE
Presented by David Adam Moore
Kalliope Reed Quintet Lecture Recital—WATCH HERE
Presented by Kalliope Reed Quintet
A Journey of Hope Through Faith and Art—WATCH HERE
Presented by Delro Rosco
The Composers Puzzle – How It Fits Together—WATCH HERE
Presented by Michael Burritt
95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part IV—WATCH HERE
Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler
Encore, Encore: Giving Voice to People Living with Dementia—WATCH HERE
Presented by Michael Alan Anderson PhD
Celebrate Percussion! Hands On Drum & Keyboard Workshop and Concert—WATCH HERE
Presented by Ian Hale
An Evening of Sonic Exploration: The Musical Fusion of Marimba, Art, Electronics and Voice
Presented by Maria Finkelmeier
The Music of Armenia in Recital with the Boston NOR Trio—WATCH HERE
Presented by the NOR Trio
Architecture Moriendi: Designs for the Art of Dying Well—WATCH HERE
Presented by Christy Haig, B. Arch., M. Arch.
The Seventh Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich: A Powerful Story of Hope In Tempestuous Times—WATCH HERE
Presented by M.T. Anderson
95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part III—WATCH HERE
Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler
Music for Everyone: Improvisation for Young and Old—WATCH HERE
Presented by Christopher Azzara, PhD
Low Brass Master Class & Trombone Recital: Where Words Leave Off, Music Begins—WATCH HERE
Presented by Mark Kellogg
95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part II—WATCH HERE
Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler
Listening to Music: What the MUSIC you LOVE says about YOU—WATCH HERE
Presented by Susan Rogers
95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part I—WATCH HERE
Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler
Decoding the Ancestor of the Modern-Day Trombone—WATCH HERE
Presented by Ben David Aronson, DMA
Trumpet Function & Fashion—WATCH HERE
Presented by Jared Wallis, DMA
Medical Musician—WATCH HERE
Presented by Andrew Schulman
Sound the Trumpet—WATCH HERE
Presented by Paul Tingley, DMA
Interviews about Arts Empowering Life
Eric Metaxas – Full Interview
Spectrum (I Heart Radio) – Full Interview
