Welcome to the information page about my upcoming Masters of Music recital.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 19th, 2025 at 2:00 PM Central Standard Time!

Scroll down to find information about the program, live attendance, and how to view the recital online.

I hope you watch in person or online to hear the world premiere of GRAMMY award-winning composer Jeff Scott’s “Veil of Solitude” and the work it is inspired by - Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe.

The Program

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Sonata No. 3 in G Major

  • A light, energetic sonata written for cello and continuo by French Baroque composer Boismortier.

  • Featuring Casey Rafn, piano and Andrea Wallick, cello.

Robert Schumann, Dichterliebe

  • A cycle of sixteen songs that - depending on interpretation - depicts loss of love, loss of artistic inspiration, or satirizes overly indulgent artistic expressions of these losses.

  • Featuring Casey Rafn, piano.

Jeff Scott, “Veil of Solitude” (World Premiere)

  • A four-movement work for bassoon and piano that I commissioned Jeff to write as a response to the music and themes of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe. “Veil of Solitude” traces its own journey through poems by Annete von Droste-Hülshoff, Beulah B. Malkin, John Keats, and a short story by Joyce M. Scott. This work is beautiful, profound, challenging, and operatic in scope, drawing on the fullest extent of what the bassoon is capable of.

  • Featuring Casey Rafn, piano.

Watching Online

At 2:00 Central Standard Time on April 19th, 2025, you will be able to view this recital through the livestream link below:

Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall Livestream

After the recital has concluded, I will upload an archived video to YouTube which will be linked here and available to watch in the future.

Watching in Person

This recital will take place in the Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall in the Ferguson Hall of Music at the University of Minnesota.

There are two good options for parking near the school of music that are highlighted below. Be sure to arrive at least 10-15 minutes early to ensure you can find a place to park and make it to the hall in time. There is also a map below of how to get to the recital hall from either parking place.

After the performance, stick around for the reception in the lobby outside of the recital hall where I would love to chat with you!

Ferguson Hall

2106 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN 55454