MusicIC: Pierrot Lunaire: Celebrating the Centennial of the Premiere

MusicIC 2012, Iowa City’s summer classical music festival, returns for a second year with a weeklong series of concerts and other events June 10-16.  MusicIC’s theme, “Where Literature and Music Meet,” continues a tradition of linking the music with Iowa City’s rich literary tradition. All festival events are free and open to the public.

Saturday’s concert, at the Englert Theater is Pierrot Lunaire: Celebrating the Centennial of the Premiere, conducted by Jason Weinberger. This performance will honor the first performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s piece, which set to music 21 poems. Translations of the poetry will be projected on the stage, and the texts and translations will also be available on the MusicIC website.