Viola Poems

Come join me for the final artistic presentation of my master project! The project's ultimate goal is to explore multiple ways to make classical music, and in my case viola and chamber music repertoire, emotionally more accessible to both the listener and the performer. I intend to achieve this goal through storytelling with the aid of a different art form that I am passionate about and has a deep-rooted connection to music: poetry.

• Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Arpeggione Sonata, D821: I. Allegro moderato
• Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Dichterliebe, Op. 48 (arr. for viola and piano by Martin Stegner and Tomoko Takahashi): I. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, V. Ich will meine Seele tauchen, VII. Ich grolle nicht
• Tōru Takemitsu (1930–1996)); A Bird Came Down the Walk
• R. Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 (arr. for viola and piano)
• F. Schubert: Erlkönig D328 (arr. for 8 violas)

• Pauline Schulte-Beckhausen (viola)
• Haldor Mæland (piano)
• Bare Bratsj Band (viola)