For this presentation, Professor Emeritus Cooper studies how composers and artists have been brought together over time to further private and public institutional agendas while building their own careers. These arts masters brought to life marvels for ears to hear in secular and sacred spaces and for eyes to survey on walls, in galleries, and amid ever-adaptable places. Hallowed by the conventions of centuries, patronage has produced such extraordinary commissions such as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, John Williams’s movie scores, and other pieces you might not expect.

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