Course detail: A History of the Kennedy Center Awards for Musicians: 1978 - 2024

Join us for a fascinating exploration of the Kennedy Center Awards for musicians and performing artists from 1978 - 2024 featuring star-studded tributes to musical geniuses who have made our lives better through their performing, teaching, scholarship and humanity. Each week we'll look at award recipients representing various musical genres such as Beverly Sills, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett, Dolly Parton, Seiji Ozawa, Itzhak Perlman, Carole King, Paul McCartney and many more. Come ready to be inspired, dazzled and amazed!


Instructor Bio: Jean Hein recently moved to Kansas from South Carolina, where she was director and recorder performer with Columbia Baroque as well as a clarinetist. She currently teaches online recorder classes for seniors. Hein has served on the board of Early Music America. She holds music degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Northwestern University.


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Course pre-requisites
(required) Osher Membership Fee

 Session Information: OC26507F

Schedule: Every week on Wednesday, starting on 03/25/26 and ending on 04/08/26
Times: 10:00am-12:00pm CDT
In-Person : $50.00

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Jean Hein

Facility Detail

Lawrence Campus
St Andrews Classroom
1515 St. Andrews Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047

Cancellation Policy

A refund less a $5.00 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations made in writing prior to 7 days before the start of the event. After that time, no refunds will be made.