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- Broadcasting Underground: Freeform Radio and the Era of Rock (Online-Zoom) - CANCELED
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Instructor: James Pagliasotti
Dates: 2/3/2026 - 3/3/2026
Days: Tu
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 5
Fee: $45.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Building: Online Zoom
ATTN: Course Canceled
SKU: SprCMUSI641
WE'RE SORRY! THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.Commercial Freeform Radio was a phenomenon, a brief, brilliant period in broadcasting history when art took precedence over commerce, creativity was not just allowed but demanded, and deejays wove together brilliant sets of music from the entire songbook. We will look at the narrative arc of rock music and radio, how rock saved the medium and how together they evolved over time through the Classic Era of Rock Music and into iHeart, satellite and streaming.
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- Grass Valley Symphony Orchestra (Previously OLLI Orchestra) (NCC-Grass Valley)
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Instructor: George Husaruk
Dates: 1/28/2026 - 5/6/2026
Days: W
Times: 6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Sessions: 14
Fee: $50.00
Location: Nevada County Campus
Building-Room: N15-101
Seats Available: 9 | Max Enroll: 40
SKU: SprCMUSI1201
Experience the joy of orchestral music by playing with the Grass Valley Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble of music-loving amateurs. Our weekly rehearsals focus on musical growth, appreciation, and a warm atmosphere of mutual support. Making music together builds community, and each semester concludes with a public concert. The Grass Valley Symphony Orchestra welcomes instrumentalists of all skill levels. New and prospective members are encouraged to sit in on a rehearsal before joining.
*Class Dates: 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, & 5/6.
*No class: 3/25
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- Music and the Holocaust - Tragedy, Hope and Legacy (Online-Zoom)
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Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits
Dates: 3/2/2026 - 3/16/2026
Days: M
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Sessions: 3
Fee: $30.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class is being recorded.
*Recordings will expire after 30 days.
Seats Available: 290 | Max Enroll: 299
SKU: SprCMUSI291
Music was composed, performed and heard in many ghettos, concentration camps, and partisan outposts of Nazi-controlled Europe. For many victims of the Holocaust, music was an important way of preserving and asserting their humanity. Learn the role that music played in the struggle for hope in the darkest of times. With support from audiovisuals and anecdotes, we'll learn stories about the artists who died in the Holocaust, those who survived, the fate of the instruments that have been restored and how the musical world was affected by WWII and the Holocaust.
*Class Dates: 3/2, 3/9, & 3/16.
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- Music, Media, and the Counterculture 1950-80 (Online-Zoom)
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Instructor: James Pagliasotti
Dates: 2/2/2026 - 3/2/2026
Days: M
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 4
Fee: $40.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class is being recorded.
*Recordings will expire after 30 days.
Seats Available: 290 | Max Enroll: 299
SKU: SprCMUSI481
This class examines music, media, and culture at a time of profound social upheaval. The intersection where they met in post-War America was pivotal, the effect they had on each other was unprecedented and altered them in ways that still impact society today. At its core is a classic struggle between art and commerce, innovation and orthodoxy, freedom and control. And it's only rock 'n' roll. We encounter musicians like Jimi, Janis, Jim Morrison, and others, tour (twice) with the Rolling Stones, examine the birth of underground radio, how it connected the musicians and the counterculture, and witness the birth of the Classic Era of Rock Music.
*Class Dates: 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, & 3/2.
*No class: 2/16
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- The Instruments of the Orchestra Revisited - Part 1 (Rocklin)
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Instructor: Steve Miller
Dates: 2/2/2026 - 3/16/2026
Days: M
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Rocklin Campus
Building-Room: W-201
Seats Available: 2 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 42115
Back by popular demand! Can you tell an oboe's sound from a clarinet's? A French horn's from a trombone's? Put your ears on and join us!
*Class Dates: 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, & 3/16.
*No class: 2/16
*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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- The Instruments of the Orchestra Revisited - Part 1 (NCC-Grass Valley)
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Instructor: Steve Miller
Dates: 2/3/2026 - 3/17/2026
Days: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Nevada County Campus
Building-Room: N15-101
Seats Available: 21 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 42118
Back by popular demand! Can you tell an oboe's sound from a clarinet's? A French horn's from a trombone's? Put your ears on and join us!
*Class Dates: 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, & 3/17.
*No class on 2/17. Class on 2/17 has been moved to 3/17.
*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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- The Instruments of the Orchestra Revisited - Part 2 (Rocklin)
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Instructor: Steve Miller
Dates: 3/30/2026 - 5/4/2026
Days: M
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Rocklin Campus
Building-Room: W-201
Seats Available: 5 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 42122
Back by popular demand! Can you tell an oboe's sound from a clarinet's? A French horn's from a trombone's? Put your ears on and join us!
*Class Dates: 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, & 5/4.
*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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- The Instruments of the Orchestra Revisited - Part 2 (NCC-Grass Valley)
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Instructor: Steve Miller
Dates: 3/31/2026 - 5/5/2026
Days: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $0.00
Location: Nevada County Campus
Building-Room: N15-101
Seats Available: 21 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 42123
Back by popular demand! Can you tell an oboe's sound from a clarinet's? A French horn's from a trombone's? Put your ears on and join us!
*Class Dates: 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, & 5/5.
*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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- The Pops Chorale and Orchestra (Rocklin)
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Instructor: Lorin Miller
Dates: 1/27/2026 - 5/5/2026
Days: Tu
Times: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Sessions: 14
Fee: $50.00
Location: Rocklin Campus
Building-Room: D-1
Seats Available: 5 | Max Enroll: 85
SKU: SprCMUSI1181
The Pops Chorale, led by Artistic/Musical Director Lorin Miller, is an auditioned choral group of about 75 singers that performs with its own orchestra. The Chorale puts on two major concert series each year, in May and in December. Membership in the chorale is by audition, which takes place twice a year and can be arranged via the Chorale website, www.thepopschorale.com. Prospective members must have the ability to both sing and dance, as each semester several professionally choreographed pieces are performed by the Chorale during each of our shows. Auditions can be arranged on the Pops Website, www.thepopschorale.com
*Class Dates: 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, & 5/5.
*No class: 3/24
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- The Stories Behind Great Songs (Online-Zoom)
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Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits
Dates: 2/12/2026 - 3/19/2026
Days: Th
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 6
Fee: $45.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Recording: *This class is being recorded.
*Recordings will expire after 30 days.
Seats Available: 292 | Max Enroll: 299
SKU: SprCMUSI631
Join us for a captivating online course where we'll explore the fascinating stories behind popular songs that hold a special place in the hearts of the artists who created them but did not necessarily become their most well-known hits. We'll also unveil how some songs took on new meanings and styles when covered by other artists, who made those songs their own. Through a combination of anecdotes, rare archival contents, and audiovisuals, we'll uncover the secrets behind the creation, performance and impact of beloved songs and lesser-known gems from Tin Pan Alley, Classic Movies and the Rock era.
*Class Dates: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, & 3/19.
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- Truckee-Tahoe Community Band (Truckee)
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Instructor: Randy Humphreys
Dates: 1/28/2026 - 5/13/2026
Days: W
Times: 6:00 PM - 9:05 PM
Sessions: 15
Fee: $0.00
Location:
Building-Room: Tahoe-Truckee-T1-231
Seats Available: 6 | Max Enroll: 30
CRN: 42126
Were you in Band in High School? Middle School? Do you wish you still played? Do you consider yourself a music loving amateur performer? If so, this class is for you! Welcome to the Truckee-Tahoe Community Band. If you have the desire to play with others in an ensemble setting, and prior but not necessarily current experience, then join us on Wednesday nights for a musical adventure. We will work together to interpret and perform fun band literature. The class will culminate in a performance. Music builds community – come join us!
*Class Dates: 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, & 5/13.
*No class: 3/25
*Membership not required for Tuition-free courses! → Visit: Tuition-free OLLI page
or... Determine which scenario applies to you below:
→ If you DID NOT take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, complete our Tuition-free Application/Course Registration Form: Click Here!
→ If you DID take a tuition-free class in Fall 2025, you are a current student and only need to complete our Tuition-free Course Registration Form: Click Here!
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- Truckee-Tahoe Community Chorus (Truckee)
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Instructor: Brittney May
Dates: 1/26/2026 - 5/11/2026
Days: M
Times: 5:45 PM - 8:35 PM
Sessions: 14
Fee: $0.00
Location:
Building-Room: Tahoe-Truckee-T1-231
Seats Available: 0
SKU: 42125
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
*Note: You must be signed in with a current membership in order to see the button.
Truckee-Tahoe Community Chorus: The course is designed for college-aged students through seniors for the study of selected styles and periods of music culminating in the performance of selected repertoire. The course curriculum includes discussion of musical elements, composition, vocabulary and history as well as vocal technique.
*Class Dates: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, & 5/11.
*No class: 2/16 & 3/23.
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