• Reception and Dinner featuring traditional Oktoberfest specialties
  with German beer and wine.   Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.

Saturday, October 23, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Goethe-Institut

• Coffee & Conversation (9:30 - 10:00 a.m.)
• Lecture and Demonstrations (10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
  
  "Du, meine Seele,"  The Vocal Music of Robert Schumann
  by Stan Engebretson, Director of Choral Studies, George Mason University,
  with special guest artist, mezzo-soprano Patricia Miller, Director of Vocal Studies,
  George Mason University.

          Lunch (12:00 noon)  on your own

• Film (2:00 - 3:30 p.m.)  
  Twin Spirits:  Sting performs Schumann  
  recorded live at the Royal Opera House, London, this hybrid theater piece and concert is an intensely moving performance of words, song and music, portraying the deep and ultimately tragic love between Robert and Clara Wieck Schumann.    

           Click for an excerpt posted on YouTube:  Twin Spirits (trailer)
           (if it does not start automatically, enter Twin Spirits as the search term)

           Click for information:  Sting andTwin Spirits

 Cost:   There is no charge to attend.  

Reservations: Please RSVP to graham.marian@gmail.com after September 1st.

Call for Volunteers! 

Help ensure the success of this year's Schumannfest. 
Volunteer to help with the coffee service at 9:30 am. 

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