F80E From Gregorian Chant to Bohemian Rhapsody: Evolution of Vocal Groups (Zoom; OLLI @ UofA)
Zoom | Available (Membership Required)
Returning seminar leader Mike Agron invites you on a new two-part multimedia journey exploring how voices in harmony helped shape music, culture, and community across nearly a thousand years of history. Expanding on the spirit of his popular Celebrating Perfect Vocal Harmony Groups series, this engaging course traces the emotional power of blended voices-from sacred chant and barbershop harmony to big band vocal groups, gospel, soul, country, doo wop, rock harmonies, the folk music revival, the birth of the sonic layer, the British Harmony Invasion, and beyond. This isn’t about music theory-it’s about the power of voices singing together. Through guided listening, storytelling, rare footage, and unforgettable performances, we’ll celebrate the timeless magic of voices blending together to move, inspire, and unite us.
Mike Agron - Music Aficionado - Raised in LA’s entertainment scene, is a former high-tech exec & entrepreneur turned storyteller who crafts dynamic seminars on music and film. He’s led hundreds of engaging sessions for the Sacramento Renaissance Society, numerous OLLIs nationwide, Osher Online, Encore Learning, and other live programs-and this fall he returns for his ninth seminar series with our OLLI.
*This registration item is ZOOM-only; there is not an in-person component to this course. It is offered and run by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at The University of Arizona.*