Oregon Bach Festival | Schubert: Swan Song
$25-$40 ($5 full time college student/ages 18 & under)
- Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano
- Benjamin Beilman, violin
- Paul Neubauer, viola
- Zlatomir Fung, cello
- Gloria Chien, piano
- Julius Drake, piano
Franz Schubert — Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D. 934, Op. 159
Gabriel Fauré — Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
Franz Schubert, the quintessential composer of art song, produced more than 600 songs. His final cycle, Schwanengesang ("Swan Song"), depicts hopeless desire and longing for lost love. Schubert's Fantasy for Violin and Piano, composed during the same final chapter of his life, is simultaneously one of the most virtuosic and sublime works for those instruments.
This program is presented in collaboration with Chamber Music Northwest. It will also be presented June 29 at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. More information: https://www.livemusicproject.org/events/73777/cmnw-schubert-faure-masters-of-lyricism
About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.
Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.
https://cmnw.org/About Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano
Fleur Barron's mezzo-soprano is "multi-layered and vibrant: imagine a voice that seems to have the blood in one’s viens and the life forces of nature running through it" (Opera News). Hailed as "a charismatic star" (The Boston Globe) and "a knockout performer" (The Times), the Singaporean-British artist possesses "incredible poise and expressive weight – not to mention a thrillingly dark and rich-veined mezzo, and a striking stage presence" (Seen and Heard International). Barron makes her Atlanta debut with Julius Drake, the "collaborative pianist nonpareil" (The New Yorker) who conjures "myriad pianistic moods with a masterly touch" (The Times).
https://imgartists.com/roster/fleurbarron/About Benjamin Beilman, violin
About Paul Neubauer, viola
About Zlatomir Fung, cello
About Gloria Chien, piano
About Julius Drake, piano
Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon School of Music
961 E 18th AveEugene, OR 97403
United States