The Schubert Club

TO MUSIC: The Schubert Club Museum view more information about this book Photographs by Natasha D'Schommer Acclaimed photographer Natasha D'Schommer turns her camera to the exquisite and the unconventional in this new book of photographs. Manuscripts, keyboards, and antique and exotic musical instruments reveal themselves in fascinating detail. More than seventy images of artifacts from The Schubert Club Museum open the viewer's eyes to the visual beauty of objects inspired by and related to the art of music. 2011, hardcover, The Schubert Club, 82 pp. $35

BAGHDAD BARCAROLLE: How Beatrice Ohanessian Became Iraq's Foremost Classical Pianist by Holly Windle This publication chronicles the remarkable life of the late pianist Beatrice Ohanessian, an Iraqi-Armenian woman who was a musical pioneer in her own country before moving to Minnesota. With a shifting cast of Arab princes, diplomats, and musicians, the book depicts Ohanessian's role as informal musical ambassador for her country--through its 1958 revolution, the long Iran-Iraq War, and the hardships imposed by UN sanctions. Her musical contributions through performance and friendships have greatly enriched the Twin Cities arts communities. 2008, softcover, Nodin Press, 172 pp. $15

THE SCHUBERT CLUB 125TH ANNIVERSARY: MUSINGS AND MEMORIES
The oldest arts organization in Minnesota commemorates its 125th anniversary through this compilation of historical photographs, amusing anecdotes, and material from the archives, with essays by Mary Ann Feldman, Patricia Hampl, Michael Steinberg and others. The book is chock full of information about Schubert Club recitals, educational programs through the decades, the Museum of Musical Instruments, and many unusual aspects and episodes in the history of this remarkable organization.
2007, softcover, Nodin Press, 232 pp.
$20

SAINT PAUL'S SCHUBERT CLUB: A Century of Music 1882-1982
James Taylor Dunn with an Introduction by Patricia Hampl
An in-depth history of The Schubert Club, including b&w photographs and lists of prominent artists who have appeared with The Schubert Club.
1983, softcover, 103 pp.
$5

THE SCHUBERT CLUB MUSEUM
Bruce Carlson, ed.
A description of The Keyboard Collection, the William and Ida Kugler Collection, and the Gilman Ordway Collection. Color and b&w photographs.
1991, softcover, 64 pp.
$10

PRIVATE LEAVES, PUBLIC LIVES: The Gilman Ordway Manuscript Collection
Essays and photographs about ten letters from composers, ranging in date from Franz Joseph Haydn in 1794 to Dominick Argento in 1991. Foreword by Eastman professors Ralph Locke and Jurgen Thym. Also a catalogue of the collection.
2002, softcover, 63 pp.
$10

SONG OF INDIA
Information on music in India and on the construction of the Indian instruments exhibited in The Schubert Club's Museum of Musical Instruments. Color and b&w photographs.
1992, softcover, 38 pp.
$5

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