Instructor: Dave Fulker

Mondays, April 13 - 27 | 10 am - 12 pm | $36

How do creators keep writing new music and inventing new musical contexts? Hasn’t every phrase already been said? Hasn’t every chord already been played?

In a sense, yes, much in music has been heard before. And yet artists perpetually renew the genre in new contexts and with astoundingly creative forms of reuse.

This course explores how composers, songwriters, and performers have repeated, reused, repurposed, and recycled melodies, phrases, and harmonies—both from their own works and from those of others—from the Renaissance to the present day. Rather than seeing repetition as a limitation, we will examine it as a creative engine that gives music continuity, meaning, and emotional power.

About the Instructor

Dave Fulker was Principal Trumpet for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra from 1963-1997 and appeared (often as leader or soloist) with numerous Denver-area groups. His recent work includes (jazz) performances at the Dairy Arts Center, the JCC, and local clubs. In 2016, the Dairy named Dave an Honoree for blending innovation as a jazz/classical performer with an award-winning career in scientific software. Mostly at UCAR/NCAR, this career was underpinned by math degrees from CU. Dave serves on the Boulder Phil Board of Directors and the Advisory Board for CU’s College of Music.

Keith Waters is Professor of Music Theory at CU in Boulder. His book, The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet 1965-68, was published by Oxford University Press in 2011 and has won numerous awards. Keith received a PhD in Music Theory from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Arts in jazz piano from the New England Conservatory of Music. As a jazz pianist, he has performed with James Moody, Eddie Harris, Bobby Hutcherson, Sheila Jordan, and Chris Connor. Keith continues to record and perform throughout the United States, Europe, and Russia.

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To make our programs accessible to all, we are happy to assist anyone with a financial need. Please contact Julia.Price@boulderjcc.org.