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From Artistic Director Paul Barnes Welcome to the beautiful campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln! We are so proud to be hosting the 2010 American Liszt Society Festival “Celebrating Chopin and Schumann,” two of the greatest composers for the piano and important friends of Franz Liszt. I want to thank Dean Giocomo Oliva of the Hixson Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts and also John Richmond, Director of the UNL School of Music for donating the venues for this year’s festival and for creating an environment that welcomes exciting projects like this festival. Also I want to thank Ann Chang, Artistic Director of the Lied Center for Performing Arts for hosting the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra in our Friday evening piano concerto gala. Thanks also to Barbara Zach and Edward Polochick of Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra for making the Liszt, Chopin, and Schumann piano concerto concert a part of their regular season. And thanks most importantly to all of the dedicated musicians who have donated their artistry to celebrate Chopin and Schumann during these three days of the festival. Liszt would certainly have been proud. I’ve been a member of the American Liszt Society for fifteen years now and consider the musicians and scholars in this group to be my best friends and a continual source of artistic inspiration. It is my pleasure to share the wealth of this fine organization with the university and Lincoln community. Enjoy your three days here in Lincoln and experience the warmth and hospitality that only the heartland can give! With warm regards, Paul Barnes Professor of Piano University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music National Board of Directors, American Liszt Society
Dear Festival Participants, How could you ask for a better musical menu than that which is provided by Liszt, Chopin and Schumann at this festival? The legacy of these composers is paramount in the body of musical literature we cherish. Not only were these three composers contemporary, but they knew and appreciated each other’s work. All three were steeped in meaningful aesthetic contact with the other arts and their music is rich in associations with the world of thought and feeling emanating from them. I am certain that this will become apparent as the festival progresses. We will hear some inspiring performances and lectures. This is clear, considering the caliber of those who have agreed to perform and to lecture. ALS is fortunate and grateful for the high artistic level of its membership. We heartily thank the presenters whose service is rendered gratis in the spirit of Liszt. Please avail yourself of the opportunity to get to know the presenters. The benefits of a meeting such as this are magnified by the meeting of minds before and after the sessions in the personal contacts and informal exchange of information and impressions. It is a great joy for us to experience this in such a beautiful setting provided by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Our last visit here for our annual festival was quite recent (2005), but that occasion was so memorable that we were eager for a return visit. I wish to express our deepest gratitude to the University, to Dean Giacomo Oliva, Paul Barnes and to all who have worked to make this such a spectacular event. If you are not a member of ALS or wish to renew your membership, please see Justin or Barbara Kolb who are here and will accommodate you. Yours in Liszt, Thomas Mastroianni
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