Adult Education

Since 1964

The RSO League and Penn State Continuing Education have organized ‘Know Your Symphony,’ a series of engaging, entertaining and educational lectures focusing on the upcoming concerts of the Reading Symphony Orchestra. For countless numbers of people since 1964, these lectures have shed light on some of the ’mysteries’ of classical music. Guest speakers bring their own insights and expertise to the works to be played by the RSO that week. Often these speakers will be members of the RSO, well-known local personalities or even the Orchestra’s Music Director, Andrew Constantine. Indeed, debunking of myths surrounding classical music is one of the Music Director’s passions. While holding firm to the belief that great music has the power to move us in ways we sometimes can’t understand, our aim in these lectures is to demonstrate that great art comes from great people often living very ordinary lives. And also that, as the RSO goes from strength to strength along the path to its 110th year, the performances given and the music played have as great a power as ever to strike a chord.

Purpose of Lectures

The purpose of these lectures is to highlight the themes that should be listened for at the concert and provide information about some of the events surrounding the composition of the music and the life of its composer.

Location, Date & Time of Lectures

These lectures will be held at:

The Highlands
2000 Cambridge Avenue
Wyomissing, PA

Beginning at 7:00pm on the Wednesday night preceding each RSO Classical concert (Saturday night).

We thank The Highlands for its hospitality and all of our speakers for their presentations. The date and lecturer for each lecture are given below.

Parking for Lectures

Upon entering The Highlands property, follow the EVENT PARKING signs to the designated parking area.

Fee

The fee for the entire series of lectures is $25.00. For individual lectures, the fee is $5.00 per lecture.