Win free tickets & the What Makes It Great?® Short Masterpieces, Great Composers Book! On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, join Rob Kapilow as he tells us What Makes It Great?® about Beethoven’s “Waldstein” Sonata (joined by Conrad Tao on piano) at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Cerritos, CA. Kapilow writes about the “Waldstein” Sonata in chapter six of his new book, What Makes It Great?®: Short Masterpieces, Great Composers, which makes an excellent accompaniment to the presentation on the 25th.  You can take take home a copy of the new book and win a set of free tickets by typing “See you at Cerritos!” on his Facebook wall.

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Click here to enter to win a copy of Rob Kapilow’s new book: What Makes It Great?® Short Masterpieces, Great Composers. In it, Kapilow provides invaluable insights into the musical styles and genius of great classical composers, including Vivaldi, Handel, J.S. Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Chopin, Puccini, Wagner, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, and Debussy. The book features an accompanying website where you can hear and interact with the music like never before.

Whether you are uninitiated in the world of Classical, or you are a master musician, you will find something new and interesting within the pages of What Makes It Great?® Short Masterpieces, Great Composers.

Through Dec. 19, 2011, you can enter to win a copy here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rob-Kapilow/251135001612659?sk=app_130028347108529

Watch a video blog here: http://youtu.be/g_d6T9vdZV8

Great concert at Lincoln center last night. Todd Palmer and the MSM orchestra both played beautifully with great sold out audience. Wonderful response at book signings as well. Nice way to start holiday break!

- Rob