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Clara Schumann: Die Stille Lotosblume, op.13, no. 6
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Clara Schumann
Beethoven & the Schumanns will premiere online Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 7:00 PM, Pacific Time. This program includes compositions by Robert and Clara Schumann, two of the most influential musicians in 19th century Europe. Clara was known originally as a child...
J.S. Bach’s Influence on Nina Simone
Our upcoming Happy Birthday, J.S. Bach! concert premiere will take place on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM, Pacific Time. This program includes three works by Bach along with pieces by two other composers who were active around the time of his birth, 336 years ago...
Dr. Hale Smith
At our recent February 21, 2021 Piano Songs & Fantasies concert premiere, Byron Schenkman & Friends was pleased to be able to present an unpublished work by Hale Smith (1925–2009) as part of the program. This is likely the first time this piece has been...
Florence Beatrice Price & Margaret Bonds
Composers Florence Beatrice Price (1887 – 1953) and Margaret Bonds (1913 – 1972) have works included in our upcoming concert, Piano Songs & Fantasies, which premieres online this February 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM, Pacific Time....
Byron Schenkman & Friends Receives Funding from ArtsWA & the Department of Commerce in December 2020
Seattle, Washington: Byron Schenkman & Friends (BS&F) is one of nearly 390 nonprofit arts and culture organizations serving 32 Washington counties that received funding in recent rounds of CARES Act funding in Washington State. The one-time grants were made...
