Dmitri Vorobiev, assistant professor of piano at the University of Northern Iowa, will present a series of lectures about “bad” music during Wartburg’s Keep on Learning community education series, beginning Thursday, Nov. 3.

Over the course of the month, Vorobiev will discuss why “Life is Too Short to Listen to Bad Music.”

“The history of classical music has many great composers whose works we hear every day. However, there are an incredible amount of composers who are simply forgotten or rarely performed now,” Vorobiev said. “Why? What makes their music not as good as other famous composers? Is it not good in comparison or just simply bad?”

Classes continue Nov. 10 and 17 and Dec. 1 in the Heritage Room of Saemann Student Center. Coffee will be served at 9 a.m., followed by the class from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Parking is available near Saemann Student Center for those entering campus via Wartburg Boulevard.

Pre-registration is not required. The first class of each session is free; a $35 fee due at the second class covers the rest of the sessions. Other topics offered in the series will include “Gallivanting Around Art History with a Present-Day Artist” in January; “Four Landmark Spielberg Films” in February; “Introduction to Contemporary Jewish Culture” in March; and “Service Dogs” in April.

The Keep on Learning series is sponsored by Waverly Health Center. The Wartburg Alumni & Parent Relations Office coordinates Keep on Learning with the assistance of a volunteer committee. For more information, call 319-352-8491, email alumni@wartburg.edu or visit www.wartburg.edu/kol.