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Byron Schenkman & Friends Announces the Ninth Season–Fall Series 2021
UPDATE: June 14, 2021 Due to unforeseen circumstances, a few details of our Ninth Season, Fall Series have changed. Please note the following adjustments: Joy & Sorrows Across the Waters premiere will now take place on Sunday, October 17th. Mozart...
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21, 2021 Piano Songs & Fantasies concert premiere, Byron Schenkman & Friends was pleased to be able to present an unpublished work by Hale Smith (1925–2009) as part of the program.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...
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. They were both African-American women who...
