Pierrot Lunaire

Pierrot Lunaire (Op. 21) is a melodrama by Arnold Schoenberg. It is a setting of 21 selected poems from Albert Giraud's cycle of the same name as translated into German by Otto Erich Hartleben. The work is written for reciter (voice-type unspecified in the score, but traditionally performed by a soprano) who delivers the poems in the sprechstimme style accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble.

Pierrot Lunaire is among Schoenberg's most celebrated and frequently performed works. Its instrumentation – flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano with standard doublings and in this case with the addition of a vocalist – is an important ensemble in 20th- and 21st-century classical music and is referred to as a Pierrot ensemble.

• Lauren Woods, Pierrot
• Sarah MacDonald, Flute/Piccolo
• Slavko Popovic, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
• Donovan Seidle, Violin/Viola
• David Morrissey, Cello
• Cheryl Emery, Piano
• Derek Demierre, Conductor/Producer
   

Pierrot Lunaire preceded by a night of singing featuring:

• Anna Casurella, Soprano
• Valerine Hudson, Soprano
• Barbara King, Mezzo Soprano
• Grace King, Piano
• Jamie Newson, Guitar

Presented by: The Polaris Centre for the Performing Arts

Genres: Woodwinds, Voice, Strings, Solo, Percussion, Orchestra/Large Ensemble, Keyboard, Choral, Chamber Ensembles, Brass