Speaking
In addition to his work with music students, Dr. Giarusso enjoys designing engaging, interactive presentations for general audiences. He aims to offer inquisitive, discerning non-specialists a meaningful and intellectually challenging experience.
Pre-Concert Lectures
Washington Bach Consort
Baltimore Symphony
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Shriver Hall Concert Series
Candlelight Concert Series
Baltimore Symphony
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Shriver Hall Concert Series
Candlelight Concert Series
Selected Engagements
“Music and Citizenship”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, April 2021
“Beethoven our Contemporary”
Candlelight Concert Series, Columbia, MD, November and December 2020
“Hearing Beethoven Today”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, April and May 2020
“Lateness in Beethoven and Brahms”
Candlelight Concert Series, Columbia, MD, October 2019
“Music and Crisis”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, April and May 2019
“The Art of the String Quartet”
Candlelight Concert Series, Columbia, MD, February 2019
“Puccini’s Messa di Gloria: An Introduction”
Italian Cultural Society, Chevy Chase, MD, November 2018
“Shakespeare and Music”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, April 2018
“Descriptive Music: From The Four Seasons to La Mer”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, March 2017
“Great Music in Film”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, March and April 2016
“Approaching Late Beethoven”
Candlelight Concert Series, Columbia, MD, March 2016
“Death and Opera: Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde”
Guest lectures for “Death and Dying: Introduction to Medicine, Science, and Humanities”
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, November 2015
“The Composer as Poet: Franz Schubert and the German Art Song”
Guest lecture for “Words and Music Through the Ages”
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, October 2015
“What’s Going on Here?: The History of Classical Concert Culture”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, March and April 2015
“Words & Music: The Art of Song”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, March 2014
“All Made of Tunes: Charles Ives and American Classical Music in the Twentieth Century”
Odyssey Program, Johns Hopkins University Center for Liberal Arts, Baltimore, MD, April 2011
Seminar on Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 with the Brentano String Quartet and Michael Kannen, cello
Co-presented with Dr. Sharon Levy, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD, December 2010
“Image and Sound: Musical Impressionism”
VAST (Visual Arts as Sources for Teaching) Program for K-12 Teachers
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, July 2010
“Music and Politics in the Twentieth Century”
Odyssey Program, Johns Hopkins University Center for Liberal Arts, Baltimore, MD, October 2009
“Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil and the History of Russian Orthodox Choral Music”
Berkshire Choral Festival, Sheffield, MA, July 2009
“The Posthorn and Metaphors of Nostalgia”
Peabody Conservatory Musicology Colloquium Series, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD, March 2008
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, April 2021
“Beethoven our Contemporary”
Candlelight Concert Series, Columbia, MD, November and December 2020
“Hearing Beethoven Today”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, April and May 2020
“Lateness in Beethoven and Brahms”
Candlelight Concert Series, Columbia, MD, October 2019
“Music and Crisis”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, April and May 2019
“The Art of the String Quartet”
Candlelight Concert Series, Columbia, MD, February 2019
“Puccini’s Messa di Gloria: An Introduction”
Italian Cultural Society, Chevy Chase, MD, November 2018
“Shakespeare and Music”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, April 2018
“Descriptive Music: From The Four Seasons to La Mer”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, March 2017
“Great Music in Film”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, March and April 2016
“Approaching Late Beethoven”
Candlelight Concert Series, Columbia, MD, March 2016
“Death and Opera: Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde”
Guest lectures for “Death and Dying: Introduction to Medicine, Science, and Humanities”
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, November 2015
“The Composer as Poet: Franz Schubert and the German Art Song”
Guest lecture for “Words and Music Through the Ages”
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, October 2015
“What’s Going on Here?: The History of Classical Concert Culture”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, March and April 2015
“Words & Music: The Art of Song”
Shriver Hall Spring Lecture Series, Baltimore, MD, March 2014
“All Made of Tunes: Charles Ives and American Classical Music in the Twentieth Century”
Odyssey Program, Johns Hopkins University Center for Liberal Arts, Baltimore, MD, April 2011
Seminar on Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 with the Brentano String Quartet and Michael Kannen, cello
Co-presented with Dr. Sharon Levy, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD, December 2010
“Image and Sound: Musical Impressionism”
VAST (Visual Arts as Sources for Teaching) Program for K-12 Teachers
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, July 2010
“Music and Politics in the Twentieth Century”
Odyssey Program, Johns Hopkins University Center for Liberal Arts, Baltimore, MD, October 2009
“Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil and the History of Russian Orthodox Choral Music”
Berkshire Choral Festival, Sheffield, MA, July 2009
“The Posthorn and Metaphors of Nostalgia”
Peabody Conservatory Musicology Colloquium Series, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD, March 2008