ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Sehnsucht! It’s the German word for longing, yearning, the desired experience that’s just out of reach … and it perfectly describes the feeling that pervades the music of Robert Schumann. During the program, conductor Oliver Prezant, violist Kim Fredenburgh, and pianist Judith Gordon will introduce you to Schumann's Märchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures) for viola and piano. We'll take time with the nuances that make this music so poignant and expressive, and you'll have a chance to share your thoughts and feelings with the performers as we open our ourselves to the heartache and the manic exuberance of early Romanticism. At the end of the evening, we’ll hear the music performed in its entirety.

The program takes place on Friday, November 8, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.,
Robertson & Sons Violin Shop, 3201 Carlisle Boulevard Northeast, in Albuquerque.

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Thanks to our generous sponsors: Susan and Steven J. Goldstein; Ruth Burstrom and Niels Chapman; Martha Ritchie; Sherry Parker; Barbara Servis; Bernhard Holzapfel, in memory of Barbara Holzapfel; Alice and Bill Fienning; KHFM; KUNM; and Allegra Printing.

Special thanks to Robertson & Sons Violin Shop for their support of these programs in Albuquerque! 

Photo Credits: Judith Gordon (l), pianist: Crystal Tompkins. Violist Kim Fredenburgh (r): Wes Naman photography.

Program and artists subject to change. 

Schumann and Romanticism is a presentation of Opus OP Arts and Education Projects.