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June 1— September 12, 2012 An die Musik The Schubert Club • Saint Paul, Minnesota • schubert.org schubert.org 1 Photo:Carol Friedmann An die Musik A Brief History of June 1—September 12, 2012 The Schubert Club The Schubert Club • Saint Paul, Minnesota • schubert.org The Schubert Club was launched on an autumn afternoon in the year 1882. Marion Ramsey Furness, daughter of Table of Contents Governor Ramsey, along with some music-loving friends, formed a club they called “The Ladies Musicale.” The first meetings were social gatherings with club members 5 Upcoming Special Events providing musical counterpoint. Concerts, lectures and study groups were soon organized, and before long the name was 7 The Schubert Club Officers, Board of Directors and Staff changed to honor composer Franz Schubert. In 1893, by adding the International Artist Series to its programs, the 8 The Past Concert Season women began presenting some of the finest artists of the day—including the recital debuts in Saint Paul of Vladimir Horowitz in 1928, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in 1955, 10 Student Scholarship Competition Leontyne Price in 1961, Mstislav Rostropovich in 1963, and Cecilia Bartoli in 1996 among many others. Following decades 12 The Schubert Club Museum of musical collaboration, the venerable Music in the Park Series became part of The Schubert Club in 2010. Schubert 14 Annual Luncheon Club audiences now total more than 30,000 people a year. 16 2012-2013 Season Promoting music in education has long been an important part of The Schubert Club’s activities. The annual student 18 130 Years of Musical Excellence scholarship competition, begun in 1922, awards more than $50,000 each year to young musicians. Project CHEER 20 130th Anniversary Concert offers free piano and guitar lessons to families for whom music instruction would not otherwise be a priority. 22 Next Generation of Arts Patrons Additional special grants for music education are awarded annually to deserving young musicians. 23 Schubert Club Annual Contributors The Schubert Club Museum, inaugurated in 1980 and remodeled and expanded in 2009, was visited by more than 12,000 people in the last year. It features both exotic and familiar musical instruments, historic keyboards, and letters from such famous composers as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Today, 130 years from its founding, The Schubert Club—no longer a club—has secured a prominent place among musical Photo: Natasha D’Schommer Photo: Natasha organizations. Its tradition of promoting the fi nest in musical arts continues into the twenty-fi rst century in its concerts, education programs, and museum. The Schubert Club is thriving. Fiske circular cornet The Schubert Club is a proud member of The Arts Partnership with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera and Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 4 THE SCHUBERT CLUB An die Musik Upcoming Special Events More information at schubert.org International Artist Series and Music in the Park Series on pages 16-17. June 2012 Wednesday, June 6 • 12:00 PM The Schubert Club Annual Luncheon Ordway Center October 2012 Monday, October 15 • 7:30 PM Accordo Christ Church Lutheran Thursdays, October 18 – April 25 • 12:00 PM Courtroom Concerts Landmark Center Tuesday, October 23 • 7:30 PM Apollo’s Fire Sundin Music Hall Photo: Carol Friedman Photo: Carol Jessye Norman, soprano April 2013 Tuesday, April 30 • 7:30 PM Jessye Norman, soprano 130th Anniversary Concert Ordway Center May 2013 Monday , May 6 • 7:30 PM Accordo Christ Church Lutheran Photo: Sally Brown Apollo’s Fire December 2012 Monday, December 3 • 7:30 PM Accordo Christ Church Lutheran Friday, December 14 • 7:30 PM Belladonna Sundin Music Hall February 2013 Monday, February 4 • 7:30 PM Accordo Christ Church Lutheran Belladonna 5 THE SCHUBERT CLUB An die Musik schubert.org 5 Dear friends, An die Musik As we complete our 129th season and I reflect An die Musik on my first six months here, I can only restate Du holde Kunst, in wieviel grauen Stunden, the tremendous privilege I feel to be Director Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt, of The Schubert Club. In this edition of Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb entzunden, An die Musik, we have the opportunity to look back at some of this season’s performances, Hast mich in eine beßre Welt entrückt! to celebrate the winners and runners-up of the Bruce P. Carlson Student Scholarship Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf ’ entfl ossen, Competition and to tell a little about our Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir Composer Mentorship Program led by one of Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen, our two composers-in-residence Edie Hill. We Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür! heard four new works written for the brass quintet Copper Street Brass by the four young composers in a recent lunchtime Courtroom Concert; two of the pieces are being performed again at The Schubert Club’s Annual Luncheon at To Music the Ordway. You noble art, in how many gray hours, When life’s wild cycle has entangled me, Next season is our 130th! We are thrilled to welcome back American soprano Have you enfl amed my heart to hotter love, Jessye Norman (featured on the front cover) to sing in a special Anniversary Have you carried me to a better world! Concert at the Ordway next April. We expect tickets to sell quickly, so please don’t delay in purchasing yours. International Artist Series subscribers will Often has a sigh, fl owing from your harp, have the opportunity to purchase tickets in advance of the general public, A sweeter, holier chord of yours, beginning Wednesday, June 6. One other important new announcement for Opened better times for me from Heaven, our 2012-13 concerts is that evening performances will begin at 7:30pm You noble art, I thank you for that! (instead of 8:00pm). Franz Schubert, 1817 Finally, I’d like to invite you to take a look at the eight pages towards the end of text: Franz von Schober this magazine which recognize our generous contributors. How fortunate we are to have such a broad range of supporters that it takes eight whole pages to list them. None of The Schubert Club’s activities (performances, education or museum-related programs) operate with a surplus. We are mission-driven and it is only through a combination of grants, sponsorships and donations from individuals like you that we are able to run our education programs, award prizes and keep admission to our Museum free of charge - and we remain committed to affordable ticket prices to all our concerts. Thank you for caring about The Schubert Club and showing your support so generously. Barry Kempton Artistic and Executive Director 6 THE SCHUBERT CLUB An die Musik The Schubert Club Officers, Board of Directors and Staff Offi cers President: Lucy Rosenberry Jones Past President: Diane Gorder Vice President Marketing and Development: Jill Thompson Vice President Artistic: Dee Ann Crossley Vice President Museum: Ford Nicholson Vice President Audit and Compliance: Richard King Vice President Nominating and Governance: David Ranheim Vice President Education: Margaret Houlton Recording Secretary: Catherine Furry Vice President Finance and Investment: Michael Wright Assistant Recording Secretary: Arlene Didier Board of Directors Craig Aase James Callahan Michael Georgieff Richard King Barbara Rice Mark Anema Carolyn Collins Diane Gorder Dorothy Mayeske Ann Schulte Nina Archabal Dee Ann Crossley Jill Harmon Sylvia McCallister Kim A. Severson Suzanne Asher Marilyn Dan Margaret Houlton Ford Nicholson Jill Thompson Paul Aslanian Arlene Didier Anne Hunter Gerald Nolte Michael Wright Lynne Beck Catherine Furry Lucy Rosenberry Jones David Ranheim Matt Zumwalt The Schubert Club Staff Barry Kempton, Artistic and Executive Director Jason Kudrna, Education & Museum Manager Max Carlson, Program Assistant David Morrison, Museum Associate & Graphics Manager Kate Eastwood, Executive Assistant Paul D. Olson, Director of Development Julie Himmelstrup, Artistic Director, Music in the Park Series Tessa Retterath, Box Offi ce & Systems Manager Joanna Kirby, Project CHEER Director, Martin Luther King Center Kathy Wells, Controller Brian Woods, Project Manager Composers in Residence: Abbie Betinis, Edie Hill The Schubert Club Museum Interpretive Guides: Dana Harper, Paul Johnson, Alan Kolderie, Rodger Kelly, Sherry Ladig, Edna Rask-Erickson The Schubert Club is a fi scal year 2012 recipient of a general operating grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of of Minnesota on November 4, 2008. KATE NORDSTRUM PROJECTS schubert.org 7 The Past Concert Season Highlights from Schubert Club concerts of the 2011-2012 season Tuesday, October 4 Christina and Michelle Naughton, duo piano “The 22-year-old twins displayed something Tuesday that you don’t expect to find in such youthful players: An interpretive confidence that spanned a couple of centuries worth of repertoire and an infectious sense of joy in music making.” – Pioneer Press Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco Sunday, January 8 Tuesday, November 29 Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio André Watts, piano “[The Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein “Watts, at 65, still plays Liszt’s Trio presented] a satisfying music with an agility and variety pack of music from three authority that pianists half his centuries and four instrumental age would envy.” combinations . we were treated – Star Tribune to the thrill of a chamber music collaboration at which the artists seemed charged by the same high-voltage current.” – Pioneer Press Wednesday, April 25 Matthias Goerne, baritone & Leif Ove Andsnes, piano “His warm lyric baritone reminds one of Fischer-Dieskau, but he uses his instrument in his own unique way, with his own insights. He combines a rich, resonant lower register with a thrilling, soaring top.