The Stratford Lectures By Robert Harris

LECTURE TITLES: Elvis Presley and the Invention of Rock and Roll “We Shall Overcome” and the Wonders of Gospel Canadian Magus: R. Murray Schafer Chopin, the Genius Everybody Knows, and No One Knows The Eternal Carmen Don’t Hate Me, But I Detest The Sound of Music The Truth of The Magic Flute The Goldberg Variations: Pinnacle or Exercise? Canada in the World; the World in Canada Our Beloved cbc: the Future Meets the Past

From among the 30 stimulating lectures which he has delivered at Stratford Summer Music over the past five years, Mr. Harris has selected ten topics that he has reworked and expanded in this new publication, the first of its kind by Stratford Summer Music. Already dubbed “brilliant” by those in the publishing industry who have seen the manuscript, this book — designed by Scott McKowen and supplemented with unique images and photographs that relate to the topics — will be both a valued volume for those who have personally experienced Harris’ lectures and an inspiration to appreciate music more completely for those who will experience its insights for the first time. Book release date July 18

Price: $24.95