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Featuring pianists Martha Fischer and Bill Lutes, and guests
Performing songs, vocal ensembles, and chamber music from the same period as the “Die Schöne Müllerin” cycle

Tickets include access to a pre-concert lecture with Susan Youens, one of the world’s foremost Schubert scholars
Pre-concert lecture: 2:15 pm in Lee/Kaufman Rehearsal Hall
Concert: 3 pm in Collins Recital Hall

Martha Fischer and Bill Lutes, pianists
Susan Youens, scholar

Sarah Brailey
Mimmi Fulmer
Julia Rottmayer
Paul Rowe

Madison Barrett
Mary Brandenstein
Avery Brutosky
Ben Johnson
Eliza Morris
Ryan Nash
Elena Paul
Haley Street
Sachie Ueshima

The Rabin Quartet
Chantel Charis
Carolyn Van De Velde
Kayla Patrick
Aaron Fried

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Pianists Martha Fischer and Bill Lutes will host the 11th annual Schubertiade featuring faculty and students of the Mead Witter School of Music on January 26 and January 28. These concerts are given in the spirit of those legendary evenings that took place in Vienna in the homes and salons of Franz Schubert’s friends and supporters, where they gathered to hear his glorious music, often with the composer himself at the piano.

This year’s Schubertiade encompasses two events, both of which focus on the period between 1822-24, a time when Schubert experienced a terrible crisis in his life, but also composed many of his greatest works. These included the song cycle “Die Schöne Müllerin,” settings for solo voice and piano of 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller, describing the love of a young miller for the “beautiful miller girl” who ultimately rejects him. School of Music graduate students Ryan Nash, tenor, and Aubrie Jacobson, piano, will perform the complete cycle on Friday, January 26 at 7 pm.

On Sunday, January 28 at 3 pm, the Schubertiade will be devoted to other songs, vocal ensembles, and chamber music from the same period as the “Müllerin” cycle featuring Martha Fischer, Bill Lutes, and guests.

Schubert was becoming increasingly well-known and his songs were being published and included in public concerts. Then, late in 1822 and the winter of 1823 he was diagnosed with a terminal illness and was hospitalized. Despite this setback, Schubert continued to give the world an extraordinary body of beautiful music, right up to the time of his death at the age of 31. This Schubertiade weekend promises to be a sampling of the richness, intensity, and variety of Schubert’s writing at this pivotal time in his life.

A special feature of this pair of concerts will be the opportunity to learn more about Schubert and his music from Susan Youens, one of the world’s foremost Schubert scholars. She will give pre-concert lectures prior to both events.