The World of Classical Music, The Courageous Art of Playgoing will be Explored During Spring Term of the Masters Series

The spring term of The Masters Series, with two parallel tracks, is scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 24 to May 14 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.

* Tuesdays: Further Excursions Into the World of Classical Music – Dr. Alan Chapman will take participants on the next phase of a stimulating journey into the world of classical music. Each talk will examine works of a different composer and look into that composer’s life. Chapman is the weekday morning host on KUSC Classical Radio where he also produces and hosts two weekend programs. He also is a faculty member at the Colburn Conservatory as well as a composer and lyricist.

* Thursdays: The Courageous Art of Playgoing – What keeps you going back to the theater? What standards should the audience expect of actors? What should actors expect of audiences? Can playgoing lead to an enriched life and a healthier community or is it a quaint relic of a former time? Alan Freeman will focus on professional theater production in Pasadena, including interviews and Q&As with playwrights, directors, actors, designers and critics, and will accompany participants to three plays at three Pasadena theaters – Pygmalion at the Pasadena Playhouse, Figaro at A Noise Within and My Barking Dog at The Theater at Boston Court (attendance at plays is optional for an additional ticket fee). Freeman is professor emeritus of theater at Occidental College and is a director, actor, writer, producer and filmmaker.

Members and non-members of the Pasadena Senior Center may sign up for individual talks at $10 each, one curriculum session (Tuesdays or Thursdays) for $55 or the entire term (Tuesdays and Thursdays) for $100.

For more information visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call (626) 795-4331.

Founded in 1959, the Pasadena Senior Center is an independent nonprofit agency that offers recreational, educational, wellness and social services to people ages 50 and older in a friendly environment. Services are also provided for frail, low-income and homebound seniors.