Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School, Hammer Hall, 5 Mountain St., Camden, will host “Berlin to Broadway - Kurt Weill in His Time and Ours” on two successive Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 22, 24 and 29, and Oct. 1. Classes will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., led by Instructor Bob Rackmales and several accomplished musicians.

Instructor Rackmales states that the “Three questions this course will address are: (1) In what way is the composer Kurt Weill, who died 75 years ago, still relevant to today’s audiences? (2) How did the two very different societies for which he wrote – Weimar era Germany and New Deal era New York – shape his music? and (3) What did the composers, visual artists, writers and scholars driven from Germany by the Nazis contribute to American culture?” 

Class participants will have the opportunity to hear in live performance some of Weill’s iconic music. Guest soloist, Sierra Lary, guest pianist Ben Lary, guest violinist Josie Davis and guest speaker Francesca Soriano of the Farnsworth Art Museum will share their talents and insights with the class.

Registration for Coastal Senior College 2026 Fall Term classes began Aug. 11. Classes begin during the week of Sept. 15. Please note that this course begins on Sept. 22 and lasts for two consecutive Tuesdays and Thursdays. Go to coastalseniorcollege.org to learn more about Fall Term classes, membership and registration.