2008 Woodie Awards
Fanciful Schubert Fantasies
Tory Glerum
Issue date: 10/4/07 Section: Arts & Features
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Sounds of the late composer Franz Schubert emanated from Memorial Chapel this past Sunday as violinist Laura Klugherz and pianist Steven Heyman performed Schubert Fantasies II, the second concert in the cycle of Schubert sonatas they began last February. The audience was filled with numerous members of the Hamilton community, as well as several Colgate professors and students.
Senior Brandon Grabowski, sophomore Benjamin Ashwell and first-year Katherine Kirk attended the concert as students of Klugherz's.
"She and Steve are both incredible," Grabowski said.
Klugherz, a Professor of Music and Africana/Latin American Studies and director of the Colgate Chamber players, has performed in Carnegie Hall and throughout the world as a solo recitalist and chamber artist. She is the author of a guide to Spanish music for the violin and viola, has been acclaimed by critics as an exciting performer of Spanish and Latin American music. She has won numerous prizes and was named Presidential Scholar at Colgate University for outstanding scholarship and service.
Heyman is co-chair of the keyboard department at Syracuse University, where he received the School of Music's Most
Outstanding Faculty Member Award. He has been Artist-in-Residence at Colgate since 2001.
Heyman has performed in solo recitals and chamber music concerts at Carnegie Hall and throughout North America and Europe, and has been involved in numerous premieres and CD recordings, one of which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006. He has won prizes in numerous competitions, including the Juilliard School's concerto competition.
Klugherz and Heyman have been collaborating and performing together in two concerts per year for the last five years. They have presented the Colgate and Hamilton communities with 22 sonatas, including the complete cycles of Beethoven and Brahms.
"It is very rewarding to do cycles," Heyman said. "They offer us as well as the listener the chance to hear the development of a composer and gain a deeper understanding of what they are trying to say."
Senior Brandon Grabowski, sophomore Benjamin Ashwell and first-year Katherine Kirk attended the concert as students of Klugherz's.
"She and Steve are both incredible," Grabowski said.
Klugherz, a Professor of Music and Africana/Latin American Studies and director of the Colgate Chamber players, has performed in Carnegie Hall and throughout the world as a solo recitalist and chamber artist. She is the author of a guide to Spanish music for the violin and viola, has been acclaimed by critics as an exciting performer of Spanish and Latin American music. She has won numerous prizes and was named Presidential Scholar at Colgate University for outstanding scholarship and service.
Heyman is co-chair of the keyboard department at Syracuse University, where he received the School of Music's Most
Outstanding Faculty Member Award. He has been Artist-in-Residence at Colgate since 2001.
Heyman has performed in solo recitals and chamber music concerts at Carnegie Hall and throughout North America and Europe, and has been involved in numerous premieres and CD recordings, one of which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006. He has won prizes in numerous competitions, including the Juilliard School's concerto competition.
Klugherz and Heyman have been collaborating and performing together in two concerts per year for the last five years. They have presented the Colgate and Hamilton communities with 22 sonatas, including the complete cycles of Beethoven and Brahms.
"It is very rewarding to do cycles," Heyman said. "They offer us as well as the listener the chance to hear the development of a composer and gain a deeper understanding of what they are trying to say."
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