Gail Olszewski, piano and harpsichord

Saturday, Feb. 4, 3:00 PM, Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for Music.  I'll be performing Handel's "Let the Bright Seraphim" with Momoko Tanno, soprano and Takako Seimiya Senn, trumpet on MacPhail's Faculty Recital Series.  Free admission.

Sunday, Feb. 5, 3:00 PM, Abbott Hall, Kleinpell Fine Arts Building, University of Wisconsin/River Falls.  Please join Siri Caltvedt, soprano and Gail Olszewski, piano in a performance of Schubert's "Winterreise".  Free admission.

Saturday, Feb. 18, 3:00 PM, Abbott Hall, Kleinpell Fine Arts Building, University of Wisconsin/River Falls.  I'll be performing on piano and harpsichord with Giselle Hillyer, violin and Sally Dorer, cello.  Works of JS Bach, Kreisler, Kodaly.  Free admission.

Sunday, February 19, 2:00 PM, Lakeville Area Arts Center, Lakeville, MN.  The WolfGang (Paul Jacobson, flute; Stanley King, oboe; Mary Sorlie, violin; Laura Handler, cello; Gail Olszewski, piano; Steve Staruch, voice; guest artist Jennifer Kalika, viola) presents "A Bach/Abel Subscription Concert, ca 1765".  $12 adults/$10 seniors & students. 

FFI: www.ci.lakeville.mn.us

Saturday, February 25, 7:30 PM, St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, Roseville, MN.  Same program as for Feb. 19.  $15 donation suggested.

Flutist Jennifer Kennard and pianist Mary Jo Gothmann will perform Debussy’s Bilitis and Schubert’s Introduction, Theme, and Variation on Trockne Blumen on Sunday, February 12 at 3:30 PM as part of Concordia University’s Faculty Artist Series.  In addition to the performance, Dr. Kennard will also speak about the compositions and the poems that inspired both pieces.  Although the poems are not based on stereotypical Valentine’s Day sentiment, they are never-the less searing love poems.  Both Schubert’s and Debussy’s compositions dramatically reflect the pathos, passion, and atmosphere created by the original poetry.