Dr. Angiel’s talks will explore the dynamic relationship that music and the arts have on nationalism, war and peace, social movements, and folk traditions. His first presentation, scheduled for October 30, will highlight folk music and its impact on nationalism and the Great War.

The concert series, presented by the ensemble Esopus Musicalia, will include unusually scored works and composers ranging from Ives to Corelli. Graduates of the leading American music conservatories are gathering together under the direction of Juilliard and Yale alumnus and Saugerties resident Nadège Foofat to present the classical repertoire at the Woodstock Artists Association Museum.