Course Description

Instructor: Judith Costello

From opera to ragtime, from Schubert lieder to jazz pop standards, from grand ballet to intimate chamber music, composers have always responded to the beauty of flowers by penning equally beautiful music in their tribute. Over four weeks in June we'll listen to music dating back to the Renaissance, a stunning modern Japanese work, and works from Europe and the Americas depicting aromatic blossoms, fields of wildflowers, and carefully-tended domestic gardens.

Bio: Judith Mann Costello is a native of Oak Park, Illinois, where she divided her first 20 years between the family bookstore founded by her grandfather and the Frank Lloyd Wright home where she was raised. She has lived in NYC, Florida, and Michigan, and, since 1984, in the Atlanta area. Educated at Northwestern University and Hunter College, she holds a degree in Music Journalism from the University of South Florida. Following a long career as a classical music host for NPR stations WUSF and WFBE, Judith spent 25 years as academic and political officer for the Canadian Consulate General in Atlanta, retiring in 2013.