The topics for 2006-2007 will be music and Jewish philosophy, art, and literature. Lectures will be co-taught with special guests from the Milken faculty including Rabbi Gordon Bernat-Kunin (Jewish philosophy), Elysse Flier (art), and Jerry Martin (literature).

The five lectures and one concert will be on Tuesday nights, 7-9 p.m. on February 6, 13, 20, 27 and March 6 & 14* in the Music Room at Milken Community High School (1-104).

*Note: March 14 will be a special concert of Russell Steinberg’s current chamber music featuring the ensemble Many Axes and Los Angele Philharmonic violinist, Mitchell Newman.

The fee for the Lecture series is $200 and includes admission to the concert. Students, faculty, and staff of the Stephen S. Wise Schools have complimentary admission to these events.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Eve Cohen at 310.903.5712 or at ecohen@MilkenSchool.org.

The Evening Music Lecture Series began as an addition to Russell Steinberg’s popular UCLA Extension courses about music listening. The purpose of these lectures is to create a community of passionate music listeners that combines the students from UCLA Extension with the parents, students, faculty, and staff of the Stephen S. Wise Temple and Schools.

Past series have included:

• Schubert the Songmaster
• Debussy and Ravel
• Classical Vienna: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
• The Genius of Mozart
• Classical vs Rock
• Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies