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Encouraging Young Musicians for over 120 Years
I wrote recently about the Student Scholarship Competition and the enthusiasm that board members, our staff and I personally have for this showcase of the…
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Music and Much More in Our Museum
Over the past few days, it has dawned on me that we are nearing the end of our season. On Thursday of last week we…
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Board Members – Unsung Heroes
Here at The Schubert Club, we’re going through one of those intensive board and committee meeting spurts which many non-profit organizations have from time to…
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Celebrating Living Composers and their Individual Voices
Every once in a while – sometimes more often – I run into people who are adamant they don’t like contemporary music, period. Yesterday evening’s…
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I’d Go to That!
Every once in a while, we’ll be featuring a guest blogger. Today’s blog is written by The Schubert Club’s Ticketing and Development Associate, Lisa Dahlberg. …
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These are a few of my favorite things
This past weekend was a busy one for The Schubert Club. But what a weekend! If ever there was need for evidence that I’m fortunate…
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Getting in the Competitive Spirit
(photo above: a group of competitors pose for a quick photo during the 2013 Competition Preliminaries) This coming Saturday sees our Student Scholarship Competition Finals…
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Thoughts on last week’s piano recital by Valentina Lisitsa
Those who attended Valentina Lisitsa’s recital at the Ordway on Tuesday of last week will have experienced a couple of unusual…
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The Schubert Club Letters Collection – How to Breathe Life Into Them
I’ve written before about presentations in The Schubert Club museum and our goal of bringing the museum to life. In the case of the instrument…
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The 14-15 Season
This past weekend, we announced the artists and ensembles performing in our International Artist Series and Music in the Park Series. We made a short…
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Audience Choice at the Next Schubert Club Recital
Our next recital at Ordway (Tuesday, March 11) features the Ukraine-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa. Her career has taken off in a big way in the…
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Staying out of the ruts
On Saturday evening Gidon Kremer and his magnificent chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica performed at the Ordway in our International Artist Series. …