Saturday, March 11, 2006
8 pm
UMBC Fine Arts Recital Hall

Media contact:
Tom Moore
Director of Arts & Culture
tmoore@umbc.edu
410-455-3370

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The Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series presents soprano Patricia Green and pianist Rachel Franklin in concert. Their program, Lieder and Life Connections, features the songs of Robert Schumann and his circle and commemorates the 150th anniversary of Schumann’s death.

The two performers renew a long-standing collaboration to explore an exquisite selection of songs by Robert Schumann, his wife and muse Clara, and his close friends Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn and Mendelssohn's gifted sister Fanny Hensel. The music and texts used by these five composers are thoughtfully juxtaposed to reveal hidden subtleties of their complex relationships with each other, and provide insights into the social and historical currents that shaped their work.

Mezzo soprano Patricia Green has gained acclaim for her expressive voice, noted for its three-octave ease in diverse repertoire. Her international career includes performances with L’Orchestre de Radio-France, the Dutch Radio Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the Northern Israel Philharmonic, the Theater Chamber Players, Washington Bach Consort, Vancouver New Music, Onafhankelijk Collective, Bethlehem Bach Society, and New Music Concerts (Toronto). Her performances with conductors Pierre Boulez, Leonard Slatkin, Reinbert de Leeuw, Peter Eötvös, Pascal Rophé and Sir David Willcocks have been broadcast internationally on both television and radio. As a performer of new music, she is sought out by international composers. She has recordings on Newport Classics, Albany Records, and Live Unity Productions. Ms. Green received the Artist Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory, winning the George Castelle Prize. She teaches at the University of Western Ontario.

As a Pro Musicis International Award winner, British pianist Rachel Franklin gave her solo debuts in Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, and Jordan Hall, Boston. The Boston Globe enthused about her “beautiful differentiations of color, touch and texture” and described a performance on her solo debut CD as “not inferior...to the recorded performances by Cortot and Rubinstein.” She has also given European Pro Musicis solo debuts in Paris and Rome. She is on the faculty of the Department of Music at UMBC.

Admission
Admission is $7 general, $3 for senior citizens, free for all students, and free with a UMBC ID.
Tickets are available through MissionTix or by calling MissionTix at 410-752-8950.
Tickets will also be available at the door (cash or check only) immediately prior to the concert.

Telephone
UMBC Artsline (24 hour recorded message): 410-455-ARTS
MissionTix: 410-752-8950
Media inquiries only: 410-455-3370

Web
UMBC Arts website: http://www.umbc.edu/arts
UMBC News Releases: http://www.umbc.edu/news

Images for Media
High resolution images for media is available online: http://www.umbc.edu/newsevents/arts/hi-res/ or by email or postal mail.

Directions

• From I-95 take exit 47B. Take Route 166 toward Catonsville and then follow signs to UMBC.
• From I-695, take Exit 12C (Wilkens Avenue) and continue one-half mile to the entrance of UMBC at the roundabout intersection of Wilkens Avenue and Hilltop Road.
• Parking is available after 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and all day during weekends in gated Lots 16/9A for a $.50 fee, quarters only. To get to these parking lots, circle around Hilltop Circle (either direction) until you reach Hilltop Road. Take Hilltop Road toward the center of campus. (The Fine Arts Building will now be directly in front of you.) Proceed through the stop sign. The road will curve to the right. You will need to deposit 50¢ (two quarters) to open the gate. If Lot 16 is full, you can also pay to park in Lot 9A, which sits on the hill immediately above Lot 16—just go back to the stop sign and turn left toward Lot 9A, and then to the gate. If both these Lots are full (which would be unusual in the evening), then park in the Commons Garage, Walker Avenue Garage or Lot 10.
• Online campus map: http://www.umbc.edu/aboutumbc/campusmap/

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