The Astoria Music Festival presents

The Road To

WOZZECK

Arnold Schoenberg Self Portrait

Vienna: City of Dreams

Artistic Director Keith Clark hosts a multi-media introduction to the cultural life of early 20th Century Vienna, the creative hothouse of Freud, Mahler, Gustav Klimpt, Arnold Schoenberg and this summer's featured opera: Alban Berg's Wozzeck.

PLUS

Pierrot Lunaire

A rare performance of Arnold Schoenberg's revolutionary work for singing actress and chamber ensemble, filled with dreams and nightmares. Conceived as a Berlin cabaret act, Pierrot Lunaire tells of the Comedia del'Arte clown Pierrot and Columbine, set in a unique "Song-Speech" vocal style later used by Schoenberg's student Alban Berg in his opera Wozzeck.

performed by the

The Bergamo Ensemble

The Bergamo Ensemble was formed in 2009, as members of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's chamber music program came together for an ambitious project to prepare a staging of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21. Pictured are Anne Suda, cello, Anna-Christina Phillips, clarinet, Amy Foote, soprano, Justin Lee, flute, Ian Scarfe, piano and Kevin Rogers, violin.

Wednesday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m.

in the Clatsop Community College

Performing Arts Center

16th & Franklin in Astoria

Admission is Free

Stay after the concert for

Viennese Coffee, Pastries and Discussion