LOWERTOWN REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA PRESENT HOLIDAY TRUMPET, AT NOON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19

PRESS RELEASE

Press Contacts:

Karl Reichert, Reichert New Media

(612) 879-6000 or reichertnewmedia@visi.com

Pearl Bergad, Executive Director, The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota

(612) 722-4895 or pbergad@mn.rr.com

PIANIST/COMPOSER PAUL SCHOENFIELD AND CELLIST FRED SHERRY PERFORM WITH CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY MARCH 30

Pianist/composer Paul Schoenfield joins cellist Fred Sherry and The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota to present the Minnesota premiere of his Camp Songs on Sunday, March 30, at 4 p.m. at the 3M Auditorium at the Minnesota History Center.

Written to the texts of poems by Aleksander Kulisiewicz, an inmate at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp near Berlin, Camp Songs were commissioned by Seattle-based Music of Remembrance to commemmorate the Holocaust. "Our Society is honored to be presenting the Minnesota premiere of these Camp Songs. They are part of our ongoing effort, begun with Hún Qiáo [Bridge of Souls] two years ago, to remember and heal horrific tragedies through the arts," said Young-Nam Kim, artistic director of the Society.

Cellist Fred Sherry is a long-time colleague of both Kim and Schoenfield. He has appeared with our Society both at our subscription concerts and on tour. A pioneer and a visionary, he has introduced audiences on five continents to the music of our time through his close association with eminent composers such as Babbitt, Berio, and Carter. In addition to Camp Songs, he will present the local solo cello premieres of Wuorinen's Cello Variation III, and Carter's Figment I and Figment II, the last one written especially for him.

Schoenfield was a founding member of the Society and returns frequently to write for and perform with the Society.

Sunday, March 30, 2003, 4 p.m.

3M Auditorium, The Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

Fred Sherry, guest cellist

Paul Schoenfield, pianist/composer

Francois Rene Gebauer: Bassoon Trio in B flat major, Opus 33, No.3

Charles Wuorinen: Cello Variation III*

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in G major, Opus 9, No.1

Elloit Carter: Figment I and Figment II*

Paul Schoenfield: Camp Songs for mezzo soprano, baritone, clarinet, violin, cello, bass, piano*

* Minnesota premiere

Society artists performing are: Maria Jette, soprano; Lawrence Weller, baritone; Young-Nam Kim, violin; Sally Chisholm, viola; Burt Hara, clarinet; and Charles Ullery, bassoon.

Tickets, priced at $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students, can be ordered by calling the Society office at (651) 450-0527 or can be reserved online at: www.chambermusicsocietymn.org.

Founded in 1992, the Society enriches life through the beauty of chamber music. Under Kim's leadership, it has enjoyed ten years of successful performances, commissions, premieres and community outreach. Society concerts feature a resident group of nationally recognized musicians joined by world-renowned guest artists. The Society is grateful to the McKnight and Sewell Foundations for ongoing support.

Press Release
PRESS RELEASE Press Contacts: Karl Reichert, Reichert New Media (612) 879-6000 or reichertnewmedia@visi.com Pearl Bergad, Executive Director, The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota (612) 722-4895 or pbergad@mn.rr.com PIANIST/COMPOSER PAUL SCHOENFIELD AND CELLIST FRED SHERRY PERFORM WITH CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY MARCH 30 Pianist/composer Paul Schoenfield joins cellist Fred Sherry and The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota to present the Minnesota premiere of his Camp Songs on Sunday, March 30, at 4 p.m. at the 3M Auditorium at the Minnesota History Center. Written to the texts of poems by Aleksander Kulisiewicz, an inmate at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp near Berlin, Camp Songs were commissioned by Seattle-based Music of Remembrance to commemmorate the Holocaust. "Our Society is honored to be presenting the Minnesota premiere of these Camp Songs. They are part of our ongoing effort, begun with Hún Qiáo [Bridge of Souls] two years ago, to remember and heal horrific tragedies through the arts," said Young-Nam Kim, artistic director of the Society. Cellist Fred Sherry is a long-time colleague of both Kim and Schoenfield. He has appeared with our Society both at our subscription concerts and on tour. A pioneer and a visionary, he has introduced audiences on five continents to the music of our time through his close association with eminent composers such as Babbitt, Berio, and Carter. In addition to Camp Songs, he will present the local solo cello premieres of Wuorinen's Cello Variation III, and Carter's Figment I and Figment II, the last one written especially for him. Schoenfield was a founding member of the Society and returns frequently to write for and perform with the Society. Sunday, March 30, 2003, 4 p.m. 3M Auditorium, The Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Fred Sherry, guest cellist Paul Schoenfield, pianist/composer Francois Rene Gebauer: Bassoon Trio in B flat major, Opus 33, No.3 Charles Wuorinen: Cello Variation III* Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in G major, Opus 9, No.1 Elloit Carter: Figment I and Figment II* Paul Schoenfield: Camp Songs for mezzo soprano, baritone, clarinet, violin, cello, bass, piano* * Minnesota premiere Society artists performing are: Maria Jette, soprano; Lawrence Weller, baritone; Young-Nam Kim, violin; Sally Chisholm, viola; Burt Hara, clarinet; and Charles Ullery, bassoon. Tickets, priced at $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students, can be ordered by calling the Society office at (651) 450-0527 or can be reserved online at: www.chambermusicsocietymn.org. Founded in 1992, the Society enriches life through the beauty of chamber music. Under Kim's leadership, it has enjoyed ten years of successful performances, commissions, premieres and community outreach. Society concerts feature a resident group of nationally recognized musicians joined by world-renowned guest artists. The Society is grateful to the McKnight and Sewell Foundations for ongoing support.