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On a quiet Sunday last week, students at 91����, California, gathered in the Fritz B. Burns Auditorium for a casual afternoon of classical music-making at Schubertiade.

Taking place once each semester, Schubertiade is an opportunity for talented students to share their musical gifts with their peers in a relaxed setting. “It’s meant to be like an informal concert in your living room,” said the assistant dean, Dr. Zepeda, as he welcomed everyone. 

The first performance was of Rachmaninoff’s “Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5,” played by Andrew Greenaway (’30); its dramatic prelude had the audience nodding and swaying along to the music. After him, Nicholas Roberts (’28) played an original composition on the piano entitled “A Knight’s Tale,” and Cyprian Zepeda (’30) sang a beautiful rendition of Bach’s “Ave Maria.” 

The rest of the pieces included a notable performance of “Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14” by Mendelssohn, performed by Dominic Block (‘30) on violin and Emilie Campbell (’30) on piano. Finally, Dr. Zepeda closed out the afternoon along with Elijah Kuebler (’30), Nicolai Ross (’30), Conner DeLeon (’29), and Mark Geier (’29) with a performance of movements 2-4 of Claude Debussy’s “Petite Suite for Piano (4 Hands).”

After the final piece concluded, the audience enthusiastically applauded all of the performers, then gathered in the hall to congratulate their friends and enjoy refreshments. “That was amazing,” Katarina Letteney (’27) gushed. “I think that was the best Schubertiade I’ve ever gone to!” 

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