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LEARN ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC WITH KUSC HOST ALAN CHAPMAN DURING THE SUMMER TERM OF THE MASTER’S SERIES

Masters Series favorite and KUSC Classical radio host Alan Chapman will share his encyclopedic knowledge of music with multimedia presentations during the six week-long ‘Alan Chapman Live’ summer Master’s Series, beginning on Thursday, July 17 and running consecutive Thursdays through August 21 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. onsite at the Pasadena Senior Center.

Now in his 41^st year as a valued contributor to the Center’s Masters Series, Chapman will kick off this year’s series with a brand-new installment of his Musical Alphabet, a potpourri of musical topics. Along the way, he’ll explore 19^th-century concertos — with a special spotlight on Beethoven — and he’ll take you on musical journeys to France and Spain as well.

To attend all six lectures, tuition is $90 for members and $108 for non-members. Individual lecture tickets may be purchased for $18 for members and $20 for non-members. The lectures are in-person and will not be recorded. Reservations are suggestions and tickets will be available at the door.

The six-week Masters Series features:

• July 17, 2025: Musical Alphabet – Episode 11
• July 24, 2025: The Concerto (Part Two)
• July 31, 2025: A Few Frenchmen
• August 7, 2025: A Few More Frenchmen (and Frenchwomen)
• August 14, 2025: Musical Alphabet – Episode 12
• August 21, 2025: Some Spaniards

Alan Chapman has had a multifaced career in music — from being a college music professor and popular pre-concert lecture, to roles on the radio and on the performance stage. With a Ph.D. in music theory from Yale, his impressive resume includes a number of powerful performances (including his own original songs), with appearances at Carnegie Hall, Town Hall and Lincoln Center. In the last decade, Alan developed the “Music 101” series for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which is still going strong. His entire family is musical, and the four of them performed as the Von Chaps on a 19-concert tour of China in 2019.

For 65 years, Pasadena Senior Center’s mission has been to improve the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, fitness programs, basic support and needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism. With 10,000 Americans per day becoming older adults, the center is a leader in addressing issues of aging and provides innovative, cutting-edge, nationally recognized programs for this population group.

As a donor-supported nonprofit, the center operates without any local, state or federal funding and provides more services to older adults than any other organization in the San Gabriel Valley. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. To learn more visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-795-4331.