David Schrader brings Baroque music to University of St. Francis
Equally at home in front of a harpsichord, organ,
piano, or fortepiano, David Schrader is "truly
an extraordinary musician ... (who) brings not
only the unfailing right technical approach to
each of these different instruments, but always
an imaginative, fascinating musicality to all
of them" (Norman Pelligrini, WFMT, Chicago).
Schrader will bring his harpsichord talents in
An Evening of Baroque Music to the University
of St. Francis at 500 Wilcox St. in Joliet. The
concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 in
the university’s Moser Performing Arts Center
auditorium. Tickets are $8 and $5 for students
and senior citizens. For tickets or information,
call (815) 740-3404.
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A performer of wide ranging interests and accomplishments,
Schrader has been invited to perform at the American
Guild of Organists’ national convention on
three occasions performing as a featured artist
with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco
Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra
(1998). Schrader has appeared as a soloist on
organ and on harpsichord with the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, having performed under the direction
of Sir Georg Solti, Daniel Barenboim, and Pierre
Boulez. He has also appeared with the Grant
Park Symphony under Carlos Kalmar, and with many
other orchestras throughout the United States
and Canada.
Schrader has appeared at the Brooklyn Academy
of Music as the repetiteur and principal harpsichordist
in Chicago Opera Theater’s highly acclaimed
production of "Orfeo" under Jane Glover.
In May of 2002 he performed five concerts as the
featured performer at the prestigious Irving Gilmore
Keyboard Festival, performing concerts on organ,
harpsichord and clavichord. And, in the
summer of 2002 Schrader appeared as a soloist
at the Ravina Festival under the direction of
Nicholas Mc Geghan performing all six of the Bach
Brandenberg Concertos.
A resident of Chicago, Schrader leads an active
musical life at home. He performs with Music of
the Baroque, the Newberry Consort, and Bach Week
in Evanston. Schrader has appeared with Chicago
Chamber Musicians, Contemporary Chamber Players,
Chicago Baroque Ensemble, and The City Musick.
He is a frequent guest on WFMT radio (Chicago)
on recordings and in live broadcasts as part of
WFMT's "Live From Studio One" programming.
Schrader's newest recording with Grant Park Symphony
of music for organ and orchestra by American composers
is the first recording of the Casavant Frères
organ in Chicago's Symphony Center which was described
by John von Rhein of the Chicago Tribune as a
"rich palette of sounds and deft rhythmic
interplay."
Schrader’s performance at the University
of St. Francis will feature works by Bach, Rameau,
Bohm and Scarlatti.
The University of St. Francis serves 4,300 students
nationwide, and offers 60 areas of undergraduate
study in arts and sciences, business, education,
nursing and social work. Degree programs are offered
in business, education and health care, along
with degree completion programs.