Perennial Music and Arts

07/19/2024

Have you ever wondered what makes classical music classical music? To learn what classical music is and to learn how to make your own classical music piece go over to the Perennial Music and Arts blog and check out the post “What Makes Music Classical?”

07/02/2024

Dive into the fascinating evolution of counterpoint during the Classical Era in my latest post! 🎶 Explore how counterpoint evolved during this era in the hands of composers https://wix.to/bBFZKsP 💡

The Continued Evolution of CounterpointCounterpoint developed as composers began to write in a new style, Classical. In the Classical era, counterpoint reached its full bloom.Refresher: What is Counterpoint?In the post, Music Theory and Practice – Introduction to Counterpoint, we were introduced t...

04/20/2024

🎨 Join exhibiting artist Anna Lentz on Friday, April 26, from 4:30–5:30 p.m. for a storybook making workshop. She will teach you how to intuitively build and decorate a small pamphlet book representing the story you want to tell. Your book will be composed of a variety of colorful pages that you choose to amplify, process, or reflect your own story. Lentz's exhibit "Inner Painting" is hanging in the lobby art gallery through April.

04/14/2024

The washboard as a musical instrument originated in the late 19th century, washboards were used as musical instruments when performers couldn’t afford music instruments. Photo from Sunday afternoon bluegrass in

04/13/2024

Tonight in local artists and musicians share their creations in their studio spaces with the community. The event, hosted by Water Streat Studios, and happens monthly on the second Friday of each month.

04/11/2024

Free concert!

The St. Charles Public Library is partnering with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra to bring more performances to the community, and foster an appreciation of classical music.

10/19/2023

As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren: almost as I came, so I go hence. Even that high courage that inspired me in the fair days of summer has now vanished.— Beethoven on his deafness. To learn more, see out three part blog series “happy 250th Ludwig!”

09/03/2023

07/23/2023

This coming weekend is the Geneva Arts Fair! Come downtown to view art and more from creators from across the country and check out this season’s gardens 💐 🖼️ 🎶

07/23/2023

07/03/2023

Summer is brass band music season! The Illinois brass band kicks off the summer River Park music series in Geneva, Illinois! musiclessons

06/26/2023

June is wedding season! One of the most popular pieces of music performed at weddings was composed not for a real wedding, but for one in a Shakespearean play. It’s the Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn (Feb. 3, 1809 - Nov. 4, 1847).