Will Schlott Voice Recital

Join us August 25th at 4pm for a recital presentation of Schubert’s “Schwanengesang,” performed by baritone Will Schlott and collaborative pianist Christopher Powell. Will Schlott has been singing as a section leader in the St. Dunstan’s choir for a little over a year, and he is currently preparing to audition for graduate studies in voice at some of the country’s top programs. Donations will go towards application fees and audition-related travel expenses.

Schwanengesang (“Swan Song”) is a posthumously published collection of the last songs composed by Franz Schubert before his death in 1828. Unlike a typical song-cycle which features text by one single poet throughout, Schwanengesang features text from three different poets. The first seven song texts are from Rellstab, the following six from Heine, and the last one being Siedl’s sole contribution. Schubert’s awareness of his declining health and the approaching of his death during the time of writing has left these last songs steeped in palpable feelings of nostalgia, longing, and angst.