Programs

The magic of Dean Nuernberger's programming was his ability to select an interesting theme and explore it through music, text, and literature.  A common thread through all programs is a strong focus on meaning and relevance to humanity.



1989 Spring

The Farewell

A Valedictory in Words and Music

May 6, 1989 


1988 Fall

Fiat Lux!  

A Spectrum of Meanings of Light

December 3, 1988


1988 Spring

Struggles against the Tide

A brief survey of dissent against the establish order

April 30, 1988


1987 Fall

The Faces of Deceit

The Fox, Serpent, Wolf, Man, Woman 

December 5, 1987


1987 Spring

Symmetry and the Arts

Music as Geometer  

May 2, 1987


1986 Fall

Ferrara

The Rise and Fall of the Duchy of Ferrara: The Story of the Estensi

December 6, 1986

1986 Spring

The University

A brief history of a living tradition 

April 26, 1986


1985 Fall

Heresy

The Conflict of Heresy and Orthodoxy: A brief survey in words and music

December 7, 1985


1985 Spring

Jerusalem

And the eternal return

May 5, 1985


1984 Fall

From Arcadia to Elysium

The journey from earthly to celestial paradise

December 1, 1984


1984 Spring

Prosody, Poetry, Melody

A dance with changing partners

May 5, 1984


1983 Fall

Petrarch's Trionfi

December 3, 1984


1983 Spring

Homo Ludens

A study in music and words of the play element in culture

May 7, 1983


1982 Fall

The Seven Vices

December 4, 1982


1982 Spring

The Four Elements

May 8, 1982


1981 Fall

Darkness and Light

A survey of demonic and celestial magic

December 5, 1981


1981 Spring

Music of the Spheres

May 2, 1981


1981 Winter

Some Music of Shakespeare's Day

March 3, 1981


1980 Fall

Music and the Birds

A musical study

December 6, 1980


1980 Spring

Venus versus Diana

Musical sketches of some classical confrontations

May 3, 1980


1979 Fall

The Legacy of Fortunatus and Paul the Deacon

December 1, 1979


1979 Spring

In Search of the Golden Age

April 29, 1979


1978 Fall

Musical Survival

Science or chance?

December 2, 1978


1978 Spring

The Return to Life

May 1, 1978


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1977 Fall

The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes

November 27, 1977


1977 Spring

A Tale of Two Cities

April 30, 1977


1976 Fall

A Musical Study of Albrecht Dürer's Apocalypse

November 28, 1976


1976 Spring

Psalms and their musical progeny

April 25, 1976


1975 Fall

The Song of Solomon

An eternal enigma

November 30, 1975


1975 Spring

Music and the Saints

April 27, 1975


1974 Fall

Music and the Counter-Reformation

December 1, 1974


1974 Spring

Music and the Reformation

A story in tunes, hymns, and psalms

April 27, 1974


1973 Fall

Man as Hostage

Comments from the past for consideration in the present  

November 24, 1973


1973 Spring

The Search for Peace

Da pacem domine in diebus nostris

April 27, 1973


1972 Fall

A Visit to the Toledo Museum of Art

November 25, 1972



1972 Spring

A Tribute to Spring

April 22, 1972


1971 Fall

Under Three Flags

A musical tour of renaissance Europe

December 11, 1971


1970 Fall

Music of Spain

November 29, 1970


1969 Fall

Music from the Lowlands

December 7, 1969


1968 Fall

A Program of English Music

from the Middle Ages and Renaissance

December 8, 1968


1968 Spring

A Brief History of Borrowing

March 17, 1968


1967 Spring

A Concert of Hymns, Antiphons, and Stanzas praising the Virgin Mary

May 28, 1967


1967 Winter

Renaissance Music

January 15, 1967



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