Attuned: A Non-Concert Experience at Rendon Hall

ATTUNED: A NON-CONCERT EXPERIENCE is the Bay AreaÕs new and unique invitation to the world of Classical music. Curated by sister ensembles Agave Baroque and Sylvestris Quartet in collaboration with the California Jazz Conservatory, each program invites you to enjoy a cabaret-style show along with a multimedia experience and narration that brings you the stories behind the music. ÒThe Young Romantics,Ó Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck married in 1840 after a long romance and a family feud with Clara's father, who happened to be RobertÕs piano teacher. Both of them were major pianists and composers, she more a pianist, he more a composer (after sustaining a hand injury)...

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ATTUNED: A NON-CONCERT EXPERIENCE is the Bay AreaÕs new and unique invitation to the world of Classical music. Curated by sister ensembles Agave Baroque and Sylvestris Quartet in collaboration with the California Jazz Conservatory, each program invites you to enjoy a cabaret-style show along with a multimedia experience and narration that brings you the stories behind the music. ÒThe Young Romantics,Ó Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck married in 1840 after a long romance and a family feud with Clara's father, who happened to be RobertÕs piano teacher. Both of them were major pianists and composers, she more a pianist, he more a composer (after sustaining a hand injury). Aaron Westman, Gretchen Claassen, both members of Sylvestris Quartet, and Michael Seregow will perform chamber works by Robert and Clara, and baritone Harry Baechtel will join to perform RobertÕs romantic song-cycle ÒLiederkreis,Ó Op. 24, sublime and full of tributes to Clara, as well as songs by Louis Spohr, and Scottish folk songs arranged by Ludwig van Beethoven. Band Members and Instrumentation: Harry Baechtel, baritone;,

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