The Museum welcomes baritone Stephen Lancaster for an all-Schubert program entitled “The Power of Little Things” featuring short piano pieces of varying moods, then moving directly into “Schwanengesang,” the last 14 songs that Schubert wrote. These extraordinary pieces are rarely heard as a set, and cover an enormous range of emotions. Stephen will be accompanied by pianist Laure Colladant, considered one of the best fortepianists of her generation.

Enjoy an afternoon of live music in our Stewart Auditorium this fall featuring an eclectic array of musical acts from up and down the Front Range with this monthly series. Come early to explore the “agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land” exhibit, which is free for members.  

$12 General Admission / $10 Students & Seniors / $8 Museum Members 

Laure Colladant is considered in the world of European culture and the arts as one of the best fortepianists of her generation. Her concerts and recordings are unanimously hailed by critics. Her extensive study of the German romantic repertoire for piano and singing has allowed her to perform numerous chamber music concerts. She has performed in Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, participated in several concerts on Radio France with Rémy Stricker, Mr. Lovano and Anne Charlotte Rémond, and performed for Radio French-speaking Switzerland and for FR3 in a film with Jorg Demus. In 2005 she was the guest of Jean-Michel Damian on the show: “Les Cordes Sensibles.”

Since 1978, she has pioneered original research on the fortepiano. She rediscovered the composer Joseph Woelfl, made world premiere recordings of his music, and participated in a Woelfl concert organized by Radio France at Salle Gaveau with the Hannover Band. She has also recorded Mozart sonatas and Carl Philippe Emmanuel Bach quartets. Many prestigious Festivals welcome her such as the Festival de Paris, Festival de Riom, Festival du Perche, Promenade en pays d’Auge, Les Musicales de Mortagne au Perche, Festival d’Ambronnay, Festival “Saou chante Mozart,” and Festival “Musique dans le Grésivaudan,” for which she has served as artistic director since 2005.

She is Professor Emeritus of keyboard at the Conservatoire Municipal de St Ouen and of chamber music at the Conservatoire National de Région de Caen. She has received the Médaille d’Honneur du Travail and was named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. Her rich and original discography includes works by Mozart, Bach, Boëly, Albero, Schubert, Schumann, Clementi, Benda, Dussek, Chopin, and 7 CDs by Woelfl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“A fine storyteller” (American Record Guide), “varied in tone and alive to feeling” (Fanfare Magazine), baritone Stephen Lancaster engages audiences through a diverse repertoire of vocal music. Winner of the Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition and The American Prize for men in art song and oratorio, he has been featured as a soloist in venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Chiang-Kai Shek Memorial Hall, and Centro Cultural de Belém.

A passionate recitalist, Lancaster has performed programs for Musique dans le Grésivaudan, Festival Musique d’Uzerche, Les Grandes Heures de Saint-Emilion, Atlantic Music Festival, and Brooklyn Art Song Society. His solo discography includes Le Menu des Mélodies with pianist Martin Katz (Centaur), Sacred Song with organist Kevin Vaughn (Albany), and Dichterliebe & Liederkreis, Op. 39 with fortepianist Laure Colladant (Blue Griffin). His recital on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series was broadcast live by WFMT Chicago.

Concert credits include the Fauré & Duruflé Requiems at Carnegie Hall presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York; Carmina Burana with Lisbon Summer Fest; creating the baritone roles in Robert Kyr’s Earth Ritual with Conspirare and Thomas Schuttenhelm’s Seven Living Words for the HIV Positive with Chorosynthesis; Le bal masqué with South Bend Symphony; The Bells and Belshazzar’s Feast with Holland Symphony. Operatic appearances include roles with Eugene Opera, Apotheosis Opera, and Arbor Opera Theater. He performs with the Grammy award winning vocal ensemble Conspirare and the Sphinx Organization’s EXIGENCE vocal ensemble and serves as an Associate Professor of the Practice in voice at the University of Notre Dame. www.stephenlancaster.com

 

Other Museum Events and Performances

Learn about other Friday Afternoon Concerts, or join us on Thursday nights when we are open until 9 pm to take an Art & Sip class or come to Thursday Nights @ the Museum for a talk, a film or a performance. Check out Longmont Museum Presents for additional performances and events.