Announcing the 2016-17 Courtroom Concert Season
(Free weekly noontime concerts at Landmark Center)

SAINT PAUL, MN (September 15, 2016) —The Schubert Club’s popular Courtroom Concert Series, hosted by Composer-in-Residence Abbie Betinis, opens its 24th season of free weekly concerts on Thursday, October 13 at noon. Courtroom Concerts are held most Thursdays, October 13 through April 27, in Courtroom 317 of Landmark Center. They are free and open to the public. The Courtroom Concert Series is co-sponsored by Minnesota Landmarks and the Schubert Club.

Courtroom Concerts feature local artists of the highest caliber from the Twin Cities and nearby surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. Highlights in the 2016-17 season include Flying Forms Baroque Ensemble, Elkina Sisters piano duo, Artaria String Quartet, Andrew Lovato, baritone, Ladyslipper Ensemble, Laura Caviani Jazz Trio and the Lux String Quartet. This season will also continue the tradition of highlighting music by Minnesota composers including Jeffrey Van, Linda Kachelmeier, Patrick O’Shea, Abbie Betinis, and Edie Hill, along with the return of the ever-popular “Songs of for the Season, by Minnesota Composers” concert in December.  The Courtroom Concerts will also feature winners–past and present–from the Schubert Club’s Bruce P. Carlson Student Scholarship Competition.

These one-hour concerts often reach capacity. Complimentary coffee is served.
About the Host:
Composer Abbie Betinis writes music called “inventive, richly melodic” (The New York Times), “superb, whirling, soaring” (Tacoma News Tribune), and “the highlight” of the program (Boston Globe).  With over 50 commissioned works for ensembles such as Cantus, the New England Philharmonic, and The Rose Ensemble, Abbie has been awarded a McKnight Composer Fellowship, grants from the American Composers Forum, ASCAP, and Jerome Foundation, and was recently listed in NPR Music’s Top 100 Composers Under 40.  A resident of Saint Paul, she is adjunct professor of composition at Concordia University and composer-in-residence with the Schubert Club.

Courtroom Concerts 2016-2017 Schedule

October 13
Samuel Calvo Rosenstone, piano; Keith Yánes, bass; Tarek Abdelqader, drums

October 20
I. Dolce Wind Quintet
II. Christopher Atzinger, piano

October 27
Francesca Anderegg, violin; Brent Funderburk, piano

November 3
Belka Quartet

November 10
I. Mimi Tung, piano
II. Aura Duo: Laura Sewell, cello; Ora Itkin, piano

November 17
Andrew Lovato, baritone; Mary Jo Gothmann, piano

December 8
Imuka Singers

December 15
Songs for the Season by Minnesota Composers
Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano; Laura Betinis, alto;
Nicholas Chalmers, tenor; Timothy C. Takach, bass

December 22
Laura Caviani Jazz Trio

January 5
I. Ian Snyder, violin; Susan Garrelts, piano
II. Charles Asch, cello; Ann DuHamel, piano

January 12
I. Eric Broker, baritone; Lara Bolton, piano
II. C.J. Longabaugh, saxophone; Justin Sales, saxophone; Casey Rafn, piano

January 19
I. Academy of Voices
II. Nancy Oliveros, violin; Mary Ellen Haupert, piano

January 26
Hannah Peterson Green, flute; Joe Trucano, piano

February 9
Irina and Julia Elkina, duo piano

February 16
Music of Minnesota Composers Linda Kachelmeier and Patrick O’Shea:
Alan Dunbar, baritone; Meredith Mihm, piano

February 23
I. Nirmala Rajasekar, veena
II. Flying Forms: Marc Levine, baroque violin; Tulio Rondón, baroque cello; Tami Morse, harpsichord

March 2
Artaria String Quartet

March 9
Ladyslipper Ensemble:
Sahar Hassan, mezzo soprano; Phil Rukavina, theorbo; Paul Berger, lute; Ginna Watson violin; Mary Burke, viola da gamba

March 23
Music of Minnesota Composer Abbie Betinis

March 30
Brannon Cho, cello

April 6
Music of Minnesota Composer Jeffrey Van:
Jeffrey Van, guitar; Brenda Mickens, violin; Clara Osowski, mezzo soprano

April 13
Musicians from Lakes Area Music Festival

April 20
Music of Schubert Club Composer Mentorship Students
Lux String Quartet

April 27
Music of Minnesota Composer Edie Hill
Linda Chatterton, flute; Kristian Anderson, guitar

Schedule subject to change. 
For more information and detailed program information, please visit schubert.org/courtroomconcerts.

Live at the Museum 2016-2017

On four evenings this season, favorite local artists bring live classical music—and more— to the galleries of the Schubert Club Museum in historic Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. Complimentary wine, sparkling water, and treats will be served with each event, and the Museum will be open for concert-goers to explore beginning at 6:30pm the evening of each concert.

Tickets for all Live at the Museum events are just $12 if purchased in advance, or $16 at the door. These concerts often sell out. 

Live at the Museum 2016-2017 Season

The Fortepiano and the First Romantics with Michael Tsalka
Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 7:30pm
Works by Ferdinand Ries, Ludwig van Beethoven, W.A. Mozart and Luigi Cherubini
Enjoy works by these celebrated composers performed by Michael Tsalka on fortepiano in celebration of his recent recording on instruments from the Schubert Club collection. These Viennese keyboards, highly praised and respected by Beethoven and other great musicians from the times, were known for their clarity of tone and fast, responsive action and damping. Michael Tsalka demonstrates a masterly control of dynamics, and is moreover thoroughly attentive to phrasing and tempi in a way that totally explains the music of these great masters.

Ole Bull and the Hardanger Fiddle with Peter Sheppard Skaerved
Thursday, November 17, 2016, 7:30pm
Peter Sheppard Skaerved is one of very few violinists to have performed and recorded on the violins of Paganini, Viotti, Joachim, Kreisler, and Ole Bull. One of the gems from Schubert Club’s historical instrument collection includes an exquisite 19th century Norwegian Hardanger fiddle believed to once be the property of Ole Bull around 1860. Spend the evening with Peter as he shares interesting stories of Bull and this amazing instrument along with performing music of Ole Bull and others on this historical instrument.

Music and Tales From the Schubert Club Manuscripts
Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:30pm
Featuring: Vern Sutton, tenor and narrator; Maria Jette, soprano; Michael Sutton, violin; and Donald Livingston, keyboard
Enjoy another season to read between the lines of an all new set of letters from the Schubert Club’s famous Gilman Ordway Manuscript collection. Vern Sutton will explore the details surrounding the music and personalities of Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Brahms, Elgar, and Bloch. Then hear live performances of these composer’s works with historically enlightened ears.

Sing, Poet! American Songs of Celius Dougherty
Thursday, April 6, 2017, 7:30pm
Featuring: Mark Bilyeu, piano; Clara Osowski, mezzo-soprano; and other Source Song Festival Musicians
Join the Artistic Directors of the Source Song Festival, Mark Bilyeu and Clara Osowski as they offer the second of three evenings dedicated to the music of locally born and internationally recognized Celius Dougherty. The evening will be rich with multi-media interviews, recordings, manuscripts, and letters from both the University of Minnesota and the Schubert Club collections.

Hill House Chamber Players 2016-2017

The Hill House Chamber Players are Julie Ayer, violin; Catherine Schubilske, violin; Thomas Turner, viola; Tanya Remenikova, cello; and Mary Jo Gothmann, piano. The Players perform at the historic James J. Hill House on Summit Ave in St. Paul, Minnesota. The series is cosponsored by The Schubert Club and the Minnesota Historical Society.

The Hill House Chamber Players will present “Women of Note,” in three sets of concerts during the 2016-2017 season. They will explore rarely heard gems by women composers, as well as favorite works for piano and strings by Schumann, Mozart, and Faure.

New this season! Come early for a conversation with Emily Hogstad from 6:45-7:15pm. 

Single and season tickets can be purchased by calling 651.296.5662. 

Hill House Chamber Players 2016-2017 Season

October 10 & 17, 2016, 7:30pm
Amy Beach: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F-sharp minor, Op 67

Judith Lang Zaimont: Calendar Collection for Solo Piano (excerpts)

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Opus 44 

March 6 & 13, 2017, 7:30pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K.493

Rebecca Clarke: Viola Sonata

Clara Wieck Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op 17 

May 1 & 8, 2017, 7:30pm
Lili Boulanger: Two Morceaux: Nocturne and Cortege
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Piano Trio in D minor, Op 11
Gabriel Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op 15 
Programs subject to change 

Join the Hill House Chamber Players at the Saint Paul Classical Music Crawl! 
Saturday, October 15, 2016, 2-4pm
The Baroque Room, 275 E 4th St, #280, Saint Paul

We have just added 42 on-stage seats for the October 5 Renée Fleming recital. These tickets can be purchased online or by calling 651.224.4222.

Learn more about this concert here. 

Thank you to our many volunteers

If you are a Schubert Club volunteer or interested in becoming one, please join us on Monday, Sept 19, 6pm or Tuesday, Sept 20, 11:30am in the Schubert Club Museum for a volunteer appreciation event. There will be refreshments, fellowship, musical entertainment and lots of information about the wonderful programs and volunteer opportunities with the Schubert Club. This event is free, but we do request that you RSVP to kpeterson@schubert.org or call 651-292-3266.

Project CHEER (Creative Help through Enrichment and Educational Resources) is a program of the Schubert Club and has been operating at the Hallie Q. Brown/ Martin Luther King Center since 1969 offering free piano and guitar lessons to students who would not otherwise prioritize private music instruction.
Project CHEER registration for returning families is Tuesday, September 6 from 3-6pm. Open Registration for all families is Wednesday, September 7 from 3-5:30. Registration is done in person in a first come first served basis.
Learn more at schubert.org/projectcheer.

Customize your own Pick-3 package and save over 10%, plus secure your tickets weeks in advance of the general public.

The Schubert Club’s 2016-2017 International Artist Series features the most exciting classical musicians on the planet. Whether some of the names and faces are new to you or not, you can trust The Schubert Club to curate a truly unique selection of critically acclaimed and highly regarded artists from around the world. Recitals take place in both Ordway Center venues: two in the Music Theater and three in the new Concert Hall, where you have your choice between evening or daytime concerts. Join the hundreds of subscribers to this series for great benefits such as best available seating and huge savings on tickets. 

Benefits of purchasing a Pick-3 Package:

• Great savings: Enjoy exquisite concerts at discounted prices only offered to our subscribers.

• Priority seating: Subscribers are seated weeks before the general public has access to tickets.

• Exceptional patron service: You are definitely not just a number to us! Call our ticket office at 651.292.3268 with any ticketing questions or comments on our series.

• No fees on your selected package: All subscription packages are offered with no fees.

International Artist Series 2016-2017 Pick-3 Options

Renée Fleming, Wed, Oct 5, 7:30pm

Augustin Hadelich & Joyce Yang, Tues, Nov 29, 7:30pm limited seating
Augustin Hadelich & Joyce Yang, Thurs, Dec 1, 10:30am

Gil Shaham, Sun, Jan 8, 3pm, Ordway Music Theater

Miah Persson, Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau, Wed, Mar 29, 10:30am
Miah Persson, Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau, Thurs, Mar 30, 7:30pm limited seating

Alexandre Tharaud, Thurs, Apr 27,  7:30pm limited seating
Alexandre Tharaud, Fri, Apr 28, 10:30am

Create your own Pick-3 package now

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