Robert Schumann Celebration at Webster University

What/Who:

To celebrate Romantic-era composer Robert Schumann's 200th birthday anniversary, Webster faculty members will perform representative piano and vocal works.

Donna Vince plays the first movement of Schumann's Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17. Noel Prince sings Schumann's classic art song Widmung, a powerful love song, after which pianist Daniel Schene plays Franz Liszt's virtuoso transcription of Widmung.

The hour-long performance is one of two this year celebrating major composer anniversaries. Frederic Chopin's 200th birthday will be celebrated in recital on Sunday, April 18.

When:

Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, 4 p.m.

Where:

Winifred Moore Auditorium, Webster University

470 E. Lockwood Ave.

Cost:

$5 general admission, $3 senior adults, free to students with valid I.D.

More Info:

Call 968-7032, or the Fine Arts Hotline at 968-7128.

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University is a worldwide institution committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence. Founded in 1915, Webster offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs through five schools and colleges, and a global network of more than 100 campuses. Its 20,000-plus student population represents almost 150 nationalities. Since opening its first campus overseas in Geneva in 1978, Webster has become a recognized leader and innovator in global education, with an international presence that now includes campuses in London; Vienna; Amsterdam and Leiden, the Netherlands; Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu, China; and Bangkok and Cha-am, Thailand. Webster also has educational partnerships with universities in Mexico and Japan.

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