Courtroom Concerts
A Free Weekly Lunchtime Concert Series
October thru April
Thursdays from 12pm - 1pm
Courtroom 317, Landmark Center directions
Hosted by Schubert Club Composer-in-Residence,
Abbie Betinis. read bio
FREE
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Plan to arrive early as seating is limited and first come first served. Please call if you are attending as a group of 10 or more (651.292.3267)
New for 2012-2013!
The third concert of each month will spotlight Minnesota composers.
Past Concerts This Season
October 11
Rose Ensemble
October 18
Minnesota Composer Spotlight: Dominick Argento
Celebrating Dominick Argento's 85th Birthday
Dominick Argento, Pulitzer Prize winning composer and Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota, has a long history with The Schubert Club. In celebration of his 85th birthday in October 2012, The Schubert Club presents a concert of his works on our Courtroom Concert Series. The concert takes place at noon on October 18, 2012, and features Argento's Miss Manners on Music, Three Sonnets of Petrarch, and Cabaret Songs.
Interview with Dominick Argento
In celebration of Dominick Argento's 85th birthday in October 2012, The Schubert Club will present a concert of his works on the Courtroom Concert of October 18. The Pulitzer-prize winning composer made time to talk to Abbie Betinis in The Schubert Club Museum where he shared his thoughts on a wide range of topics including his works and approach to composition, the Twin Cities arts community and his long association with The Schubert Club.
Maria Jette, Janice Hardy, Michael Jorgensen, Dan Chouinard, Tim Lovelace, Phillip Brunelle and friends
October 25
Rena Kraut, clarinet and Ora Itkin, piano
November 1
Christopher Atzinger, piano
Clara Osowski, mezzo soprano & Mark Bilyeu, piano
November 8
Jeremy Krahn, piano
Rosalind Leavell, cello & Banchinda Laothai, piano
Watch competition winner Jeremy Krahn perform Liszt's "Apres une Lecture de Dante," one of the most difficult pieces in the standard repertoire!
November 15
Minnesota Composer Spotlight
Ensemble 61
November 22
No Concert Today: Happy Thanksgiving!
December 6
Thelma Hunter, piano
James Hodges, clarinet & Miryana Moteva, piano
December 13
Xiayin Wang, piano
December 20
Minnesota Composer Spotlight: Carols by MN Composers
The Schubert Club Carolers
December 27
No Concert Today: Happy Holidays!
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2013 Schedule
January 3, 10, 17, 24
Artaria String Quartet
The Courtroom Concerts during the month of January will feature the Artaria String Quartet in an exciting chamber music making project called "East Meets West." The group will perform quartets by eight major composers from Eastern and Western European heritage: Barber, Borodin, Bridge, Britten, Dvorak, Ives, Prokofiev and Schulhoff. Every Thursday at noon at Landmark Center. Free. Come early to get a seat!
Thursday January 3rd – “British”
Bridge No.2 – 24’, Britten: 3 Divertimenti – 15’, plus Walton “Scherzo” – 4’
Thursday January 10th – “Russian”
Prokofiev No.2 – 22’, Borodin No.2 – 28’
Thursday January 17 – “American”
Ives No.1 – 22’, Barber Quartet – 18’, plus Gershwin: “Lullaby” -10’
Thursday January 24 – “Czech”
Schulhoff No.1 – 16’, Dvorak, Op.96 – 27’
January 31
No Courtroom Concert this week due to the Winter Carnival activities taking place in Landmark Center
February 7
Twin Cities Lute Co-op: Paul Berget, Richard Griffith, Rockford Mjos, Phillip Rukavina, Thomas Walker Jr.
Flying Forms: Marc Levine, baroque violin & Tami Morse, harpsichord
February 14
Maria Jette, soprano; Alan Dunbar, baritone; Sonja Thompson, piano
February 21
Zeitgeist
Heather Barringer and Patti Cudd, percussion
Pat O’Keefe, woodwinds; Shannon Wettstein, piano
With special guests: Jeff Lambert, guitar; Jane Garvin, flute; Kirsten Whitson, cello; Alastair Brown, violin
February 28 (NOTE THIS CONERT WILL BE HELD IN THE CORTILE OF LANDMARK CENTER)
Skålmusik
Paul Wilson, fiddle, button accordion, vocals
Mary Abendroth, vocals, pump organ
Arne Anderson, fiddle, piano accordion
Bob Anderson, string bass
Harold Herboldt, piano accordion
March 7
Recorder Feast – a celebration of the recorder, Cléa Galhano, director
March 14
Irina and Julia Elkina, duo piano
March 21
Spotlight on Minnesota Composer, Abbie Betinis
March 28
Nina Fan, violin; Beth Rapier, cello and Esther Wang, piano
Mark Mazullo, piano
April 4
Diane Tremaine Kogle, cello and Mimi Tung, piano
April 11
Francesca Anderegg, violin and Brent Funderburk, piano
April 18
Spotlight on Minnesota Composer, Edie Hill
April 25
The Schubert Club Composer Apprentices, featuring Pavia Winds
Schedule & Programs Subject to Change