THE SWEDISH CLUB NEWS The Swedish Club of Houston Preserving Swedish Heritage on the Texas Gulf Coast Since 1986 May/June 2009 Volume XXII-No. 3 President's Column From the Consulate General . by Cathy Wahren 2909 Hillcroft Street, Suite 515, Houston, TX 77057 Phone: 713-953-1417 Our 2009 Kräftskiva at the Web site: http://www.swedishconsulate.org/ Monument Inn was well- Email:
[email protected] attended this year, and I thought the crayfish were Third Annual Fayetteville Music Festival particularly tasty and nice- “Chamber Music in the Countryside” sized. Alternate fare was Håkan Rosengren , Artistic Director offered as usual that seemed to also be appreciated. We had a good turn-out of over The Third Annual Festival will be May 8 - 16, 70 members and guests, including the President and 2009, in historic, downtown Fayetteville, Texas. Chairman of the Swedish-American Chamber of Repertoire will include music by Brahms, Mozart, Commerce, Mr. Bertil Fredsttrom from Austin, with Haydn, Berwald (a Swedish Romantic composer who some of his Chamber members. Honorary Consul was generally ignored during his lifetime, but according General of Sweden, Jan Dryselius joined us, as he often to Naxos.com, was the most important figure in does, and I even met a couple that came all the way Swedish music of the 19 th century) and others. from New York to help us all celebrate this yummy More great classic masterworks will be performed Swedish tradition (and visit their daughter Ulla-Britt by sensational international musical stars Cellist Larka!) Andrzej Bauer, Pianists Phillip Bush and Rick Rowley, The Valborgsmässoafton celebration was also on and Biava String Quartet, with Artistic Director Håkan the Spring calendar as mentioned in our last newsletter.