Total cost of Workshop: $50
Dates: 1st Session: Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 (7 – 9pm)
Second Session: Friday, November 14th, 2025 (7 – 9pm)
Note: Come one, come all to this music appreciation workshop, no singing required!

SO… you’re thinking, “I don’t like opera”. Think again. The only thing standing in your way is YOU. This class will introduce you to or reacquaint you with the art form that encompasses ALL art forms. With the help of some “Toon” friends, I guarantee you’ll come away with a new appreciation for this artistic medium.

In the first session, we’ll take a lighthearted look at this musical theater genre over the 300yrs. from its creation in 1600 thru the Romantic period to 1900.

In the second session, we’re “Going to the opera!” Through the magic of the silver screen we’ll watch a full performance of a well-known opera featuring international artists. It’s never too late to experience something new if you’re a neophyte or indulge an old passion if you’re an aficionado! Where else on Whidbey can you do that?

Instructor Bio: David Howell, tenor and stage director, lives with his wife Pat in Coupeville. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from Tulsa University. David sang professionally as an operatic tenor performing on the stages of such companies as the Chicago Lyric, San Francisco, Tulsa, Santa Fe Operas and the Aspen Music Festival. He and his wife co-founded Concerts on the Cove in 1987 and were instrumental in the building of the performance pavilion in Coupeville Town Park.