Remembering the Schubert Club's director Bruce Carlson

Bruce Carlson
Bruce Carlson, the longtime executive director of the Schubert Club, has died after a battle with leukemia. This photo was taken in June 2006.
Photo courtesy of the Schubert Club

The Schubert Club is Minnesota's oldest arts organization, and for the last 38 years it has been run by Carlson. Under his leadership, the Schubert Club attracted established and rising stars for concert recitals.

The Schubert Club will mark its 125th anniversary next season. It draws crowds to St. Paul's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. In addition, the club operates a museum and provides educational programs, including a music competition for young people.

The Schubert Club also commissioned music, including "From the Diary of Virginia Woolf" by Minneapolis composer Dominick Argento. Argento won a Pulitzer Prize for that work, and dedicated his memoir to Bruce Carlson.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Argento about Bruce Carlson's influence on the fine arts scene in the Twin Cities.

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