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2009 to Winter 2010 Elderhostel Calendar
Start here to learn about the Mountaineer’s 2009 to winter 2010 Elderhostel program offerings. We develop new programs from the suggestions made by our attendees. Thus, for fall 2009, we are introducing Mozart “On Stage.” Returning after successful introductions last year are Film Noir-A History of Movie Mystery, Finding Your Healthy Balance and The Great American Songbook. Back by popular demand are The Melodic Treasury of Franz Schubert and The Wonderful World of Color Knitting. Golf is offered 3 times so couples, friends and traveling companions with different interests can come at the same time. Of course we continue to offer our “tried and true” programs which always draw great reviews. Registration is now open for the spring, summer and fall programs and the Skiing enrollment begins June 17th. Please share this information with your friends, family and acquaintances. We hope you like our “lineup” and that you find a topic that interests you. Just click on the program title to see the course description. See you in Vermont!
June 2 – 7: The Topsy-Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan (11235)
June 7 – 12: Mountain Dulcimer Workshop (8350)
June 7 — 12 : Golfing in the Green Mountains (15288)
June 23—28: Puccini, Operatic Man of the Theatre (11059)
July 5 – 10: Movies of the Golden Age and World War II (11910)
July 12 – 17: Film Noir-A History of Movie Mystery (16285)
July 12—17: Golfing in the Green Mountains (15288)
July 28—Aug 2: Chamber Music and the Marlboro Music Festival (12700)
August 2—7 Returning! : The Melodic Treasury of Franz Schubert (13776)
August 9 – 14: Broadway Musicals of the Twentieth Century (11060)
August 16 – 21: Big Bands, Ragtime & All That Jazz! (8351)
August 23—28: Golfing in the Green Mountains (15288)
August 23—28: Finding Your Healthy Balance (15291)
August 30—Sept 4: The Great American Songbook (15290)
September 15—20: Quilting: “Mile-a-Minute” Quilt & Vermont’s Bennington Quiltfest (14092)
September 21—26: American Folk Music (12976)
September 30—Oct 5: “Ah Sweet Mystery”: The Art & Music of the Operetta (12977)
October 13—18 New! : Mozart “On Stage” (18067)
October 18—23 Returning! : The Wonderful World of Color Knitting (10308)
January & March, 2010 4 Sections!: Downhill Skiing: An Uplifting Experience, Starting Dates: Jan 3, Jan 24, Feb 28 & Mar 7 (12124)
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June 2 – 7:
The Topsy-Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan (11235)
The Victorian masters of English Operetta are celebrated in a lively, musical adventure. Through live concerts by noted performers, movies and recordings, the class experiences the delights of The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado and other operettas while exploring the background and history of the Savoy masterpieces. Sing-alongs, scene readings and enactments bring the humor, poetry, music and genius of “G & S” to sparkling life in a wonderful week of “innocent merriment.” Click here to enroll in this program.
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June 7 – 12:
Mountain Dulcimer Workshop (8350)
If you’ve ever wanted to learn to play a musical instrument try the mountain dulcimer. Unlike the violin, it has fewer strings and no bow yet produces a wonderful sound. Participants start by building their own dulcimer from a kit with a wooden fret board and cardboard soundbox. Then you learn to play simple tunes. No prior musical training is necessary. Material covered will include how to tune the instrument, strumming, finger picking, rounds and other techniques. A concert by your instructors round out the week. You take home your dulcimer along with additional materials to help you further what you’ve learned. Click here to enroll in this program.
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June 7—12; July 12—17 & Aug 23—28:
Golfing in the Green Mountains (15288)
Improve your golf game and benefit from two days of coaching from an internationally recognized golf school and two days of unlimited play on the course. Each instructional day includes five hours of coaching in a 4-to-1 player-to-pro ratio and utilizes videotape swing analysis and clinics in rules, etiquette and general conditioning. Click here to enroll in this program.
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June 23—28:
Puccini, Operatic Man of the Theatre (11059)
No operas are more popular than La Boheme, Tosca and Madama Butterfly, yet Puccini is not considered by most music critics to be among the top rank of composers. What is it that makes these operas hold the stage for each new generation as other "greater" works wane in popularity? A singer and director who has sung many of Puccini's character roles will guide us through Puccini's life and career and discuss what makes him the consummate composer for the theatre. Live demonstrations, audios and videos will cover all his stage works, illustrating his unequalled mastery of character, stagecraft and melody. Click here to enroll in this program.
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July 5 – 10:
Movies of the Golden Age and World War II (11910)
The year 1939 ushered in a decade of soaring artistic achievement in Hollywood. In this course, which is taught by a filmmaker/director, we’ll view and discuss clips from the period's most beautiful and enduring masterpieces, as well as the period's lesser known gems. We’ll explore and analyze the work of brilliant Directors, Cinematographers, Composers, Art Directors, Actors and Screenwriters. We’ll go behind the scenes to understand the art and craft of filmmaking techniques that increase an audience's insight and appreciation of visual storytelling. We’ll discuss what makes an age "Golden" and explain the duties of the Best Boy to the Gaffer. Click here to enroll in this program.
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July 12 – 17:
Film Noir-A History of Movie Mystery (16285)
“Who done it?” That's the central question in any mystery. “How did they do it?” That’s a mystery we’ll solve by exploring and analyzing the filmmaking techniques of the great mystery directors, screenwriters, and composers in a number of classics as well as some lesser known but significant films. We’ll screen films such as “The Third Man,” “White Heat,” and “Double Indemnity.” Whether the darkness of the urban landscape or the blackness of the Private Eye’s soul, the innocent man on the run or buried sorrows exposed to light, the genre of film noir is an atmospheric thrill. Enjoy a Filmmaker’s commentary as she leads you through this world of suspense and changes the way you look at film. Click here to enroll in this program.
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July 12—17:
Golfing in the Green Mountains (15288)
Improve your golf game and benefit from two days of coaching from an internationally recognized golf school and two days of unlimited play on the course. Each instructional day includes five hours of coaching in a 4-to-1 player-to-pro ratio and utilizes videotape swing analysis and clinics in rules, etiquette and general conditioning. Click here to enroll in this program.
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July 28—Aug 2:
Chamber Music and the Marlboro Music Festival (12700)
For many, the music composed for small ensembles represents the art at its most intimate and expressive. In this program for new and long time music lovers, we shall discuss the history of chamber music through musical examples ranging from duets for two horns to compositions for small chamber ensembles. We’ll attend the famed Marlboro Music Festival to experience a live rehearsal and a formal concert. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Returning! Aug 2—7:
The Melodic Treasury of Franz Schubert (13776)
Many music-lovers consider "melody" to be the most compelling aspect of their musical enjoyment. Among the great melodists, Franz Schubert perhaps was the most lyrical. In this program, we shall examine Schubert's songs and song cycles, opera, choral works, symphonies, and chamber music. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Aug 9 – 14:
Broadway Musicals of the Twentieth Century (11060)
This course will cover the great musical theatre of Broadway that produced many of the popular songs of the last century. Topics will include vaudeville of Cohan and Foy, operetta of Friml, Herbert and Romberg, the great jazz age of Gershwin, Kern and Porter, the great musicals of Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Bock & Harnick, Loesser, as well as the modern musicals of Webber, Sondheim, etc. We’ll discuss how the music and the artform evolved, the great actors of each age and the growing technical complexity. There will be recordings as well as demonstrations and sing-alongs. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Aug 16 – 21:
Big Bands, Ragtime & All That Jazz! (8351)
Our program follows the development of Jazz from its beginnings in New Orleans, through its development in Chicago, Kansas City and New York while listening to examples of Dixieland, ragtime, blues, big bands, swing and bebop. Material covered includes how to listen to jazz, roles of vocal and instrumental soloists, and the roles of rhythm players. Improvisation, tune construction, and chord progressions will be explained. We’ll have an on-site live performance. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Aug 23—28:
Golfing in the Green Mountains (15288)
Improve your golf game and benefit from two days of coaching from an internationally recognized golf school and two days of unlimited play on the course. Each instructional day includes five hours of coaching in a 4-to-1 player-to-pro ratio and utilizes videotape swing analysis and clinics in rules, etiquette and general conditioning. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Aug 23—28:
Finding Your Healthy Balance (15291)
Take advantage of a team of fitness specialists assembled to help you find a healthy balance of diet and exercise. Discover a range of activities and methods, geared specifically to seniors, to use in the quest for total body health, and benefit from the expertise of fitness professionals that include a personal trainer, yoga instructor, aquatic trainer and registered dietician. Begin each day with a power walk, flexibility training, low-impact resistance training and a session in yoga or aquatic exercise. Presentations address nutrition, diet and other related topics, and you’ll take home a set of stretch tubes and a personalized fitness program to help maintain the healthy diet and exercise habits you’ve fostered in the program. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Aug 30—Sept 4:
The Great American Songbook (15290)
Immerse yourself in the diverse styles of America’s most popular 20th-century composers. In the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont, the lives and work of musical legends such as Berlin, Kern, Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers and Arlen come to life through expert instruction and analysis. Trace their development through Tin Pan Alley, Broadway musicals and motion pictures and gain an understanding and appreciation for these composers and their bountiful legacy to the world through recordings, movie clips and live performances. Live piano music will accompany the lectures. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Sept 15—20:
Quilting: “Mile-a-Minute” Quilt and Vermont’s Bennington Quiltfest (14092)
Enhance your quilting skills while making the “Mile-a-Minute” quilt. Comprising 6" finished scrappy squares, the final size depends on you. The instructor, an expert Vermont quilter, will supply material. As a special highlight, enjoy a field trip to the Bennington Quiltfest, featuring more than 200 new and antique quilts, demonstrations, and vendors providing finished works, materials, and patterns. This year’s special exhibit features Quilts from Haiti. While at the Quiltfest we’ll attend a lecture by leading quilting expert Gwyned Trefethen. New projects for returning participants. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Sept 21—26:
American Folk Music (12976)
Like a majestic maple tree with an expansive root system, so is the American Folk Music genre. Through discussion and recordings, we’ll explore the ancestry, the songwriters, instruments, tunes and lyrics that make up America’s “music from the people.” We’ll tie these experiences together with a performance by and discussion with noted folk music artists. Sing-a-longs, more live performances and a hands-on session round out this special week. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Sept 30—Oct 5:
“Ah Sweet Mystery”: The Art & Music of the Operetta (12977)
For over one hundred years, Operetta charmed audiences the world over. This brilliant era is explored in its many thrilling manifestations, from Offenbach's sparking French soufflés, to Johann Strauss, Jr.’s swirling Viennese waltzes and onto the sparkling and clever English Comic Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. The vibrant American Operetta is also celebrated, from its roots in John Philip Sousa and Victor Herbert, to its early Twentieth Century masters Sigmund Romberg and Rudolf Friml. Operetta’s influence on popular culture is seen ranging from the films of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy to the musicals of Rodgers, Bernstein and Sondheim. Sing-alongs, scene readings and enactments bring the humor, poetry, music and genius of the Operetta to life. This enchanting week is capped by “Encore! A Concert of Operetta Favorites,” presented by a company of professional performers. Click here to enroll in this program.
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New! Oct 13—18:
Mozart “On Stage” (18067)
No composer created more delightful and yet moving operas than the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In his tragically short life, he produced such beloved masterworks as "Don Giovanni," "The Marriage of Figaro" and "The Magic Flute." Your guide to his life and work will be an opera enthusiast, who is also a performer and director. Videos and recordings will entertain you, while giving insight into what makes Mozart still so vital onstage more than 200 years after his death. The week will be capped when your instructor is joined by another New York performer for a live concert of Mozart arias and duets. Click here to enroll in this program.
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Returning! October 18—23:
The Wonderful World of Color Knitting (10308)
Learn 3 distinct types of color knitting: Fair Isle--used for patterns that use two or more colors across a row. You will learn to knit and purl with both hands and weave the yarn while creating your works of art. No more tangled balls of yarn. Intarsia--used to create motif designs without gaps and with even tension. And Slip Stitch--a great way of adding color to your knitting while using only one color per row, yet the effect is as if you incorporated many colors into your design. After this program you will knit with color with confidence. Click here to enroll in this program.
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4 Sections! January & March, 2010:
Downhill Skiing: An Uplifting Experience: Jan 3, Jan 24, Feb 28 & Mar 7 (12124)
A comprehensive downhill skiing program designed to improve your technique and skills. Taught by Mount Snow’s Ski Pros, sessions will include on-mountain lessons and daily fitness tips for strength and flexibility. Includes 4 full days lift ticket. Enjoy Vermont’s closest and 2nd largest ski resort. This picturesque setting offers other winter activites such as horse-drawn sleigh rides, village shopping & snowshoeing. Evenings: A Tour of 20th Century Musical Theatre--Evenings will be devoted to the history and music of American Musical Theatre. Live piano music. Enrollment opens June 16, 2009.
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Comments About Our Programs
“The whole program exceeded my expectations.”
“I would love to attend this program again and will give plaudits to anyone who is considering Elderhostel skiing program or anyone wishing to visit Mount Snow.”
“It was a well planned and executed program.”
“Just great!”
“The best in content, presentation and administration of all the Elderhostles [I’ve] attended.”
“Food was way over Elderhostel standards—excellent.”
“[The instructor} was possibly the best instructor ever.”
“A gifted teacher, amusing and entertaining as well as knowledgeable & informative.”
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