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Come workshop and/or audition for Mr. Gad’s (the best AND WORST improv group on campus). No experience necessary! No funniness necessary! Just come!
Workshops on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2 to 4 p.m.
Auditions on Sunday, Sept. 15, 4 to 6 p.m.
All are invited to a day of art, craft, food and music. Join us as we consider the core elements of art-making, featuring a live jazz performance by Amherst College’s resident faculty string quartet; art-making demonstrations with local artists Naya Gabriel, Kevin Pomerleau and Wouter Schievink; snacks from Book & Plow Farm; and more!
Live demos hourly, with activities and snacks throughout the day
Free and open to all!
Hiromi Fukuda, piano
Emily Taubl, cello
Alex Hurd, baritone
As is well-known, Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms shared a close musical as well as personal connection. The young Brahms was lauded by Robert as the future of German Romanticism. Brahms looked up to Robert, and Clara critiqued and premiered many of his compositions.
Fukuda and friends present a program that exemplifies the musical synergies among these three giants of High German Romanticism. The program includes a selection of lieder by R. Schumann, C. Schumann’s "Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann," and a Brahms sonata for piano and cello.
Admission is free and open to the public.