A tribute to Robert Schumann will be held Sunday, November 5, at 3 p.m. in Garrison Theater, 61传媒 Performing Arts Center 241 E. 10th Street, Claremont. The event, featuring performances by music faculty, students, and the Claremont Concert Choir, is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the 61传媒 Department of Music at (909) 621-8280.
The 61传媒 Department of Music presents a gala concert commemorating the German composer, critic, and music journalist Robert Schumann (1810-1856). Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Schumann’s death, the concert will feature performances by the 61传媒 Department of Music professors Hao Huang, Gayle Blankenburg, Jennifer Goltz, MaryBeth Haag, Rachel Huang, Charles W. Kamm, and staff accompanist Paul Bishop. Student musicians will join the faculty in a performance that represents Schumann’s extensive repertoire. The concert will conclude with selections by the Claremont Concert Choir.
Schumann was 30 years old when he began composing and soon became a driving force of the Romantic Movement in Germany. His passion for literature was inspired by the great German writers most notably, Goethe, Schiller, and Lenau. He displayed multiple talents as a performer, composer, and literary critic, championing new composers and their works and influencing the musical tastes of a generation. In 1834, Schumann founded a music journal Neue Zeitschrift f脙录r Musik, which became one of the most important music journals of the 19th Century.