Previously this Season
Thursday, September 16, 2pm |
Benita Valente, soprano
Part of the Signature Songs Series |
Sunday, November 21, 12:30pm |
The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Annual Minnesota District Master Class
Kevin Murphy, Director of Music Administration and vocal coach for the New York City Opera will work with singers who competed in the Minnesota District audition the day before. Mary Jo Gothmann will accompany the singers on The Schubert Club's Bechstein piano. For more information please contact Margaret Houlton at 952-938-6908 or visit moncuppermidwest.org.
This event is sponsored by The Schubert Club and the Twin Cities Opera Guild |
Thursday, April 14, 7pm-9pm |
Harpsichord Maintenance & Regulation Workshop Taught by Ton Amir, manager and master builder of Klinkhammer Harpsichords, this workshop will focus on practical matters, like cutting quills, rules on regulation, maintenance, climate control and other skills. Harpsichord maker Ton Amir started his training in 1982 as an apprentice in the workshop of Joop Klinkhamer in Amsterdam, Holland, which he now leads. An amateur harpsichordist himself, his focus is on keyboards, voicing, regulating and tuning. As a professional tuner he has contributed to recordings for such well known labels as Globe, Verso, Glossa and Wildboar, and as a harpsichord technician he has traveled extensively in Europe and to Japan, Korea, the U.S.A. and Canada, servicing instruments and giving courses on tuning and maintenance. He also is a sworn Spanish translator and studied Dutch Language and Literature at the University of Amsterdam. He specialized on Baroque Theatre and published several articles on Dutch 17th-century literature and the use of stage machinery in Europe. He lives in Amsterdam. This event is sponsored by The Schubert Club and The Lyra Baroque Orchestra |
