Schubert's "Die schöne Müllerin"  Jonathan Yarrington, tenor; Owen Lovell, piano

Tuesday, April 2 At 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital at Georgia College & State University, guest artist and tenor Dr. Jonathan Yarrington will perform Franz Schubert’s “Die schöne Müllerin.” Faculty pianist Owen Lovell will accompany Yarrington for this rare and complete performance of Schubert’s iconic song cycle written in 1823 at the end of the Viennese classical era. The concert title translates into “the Fair Maid of the Mill,” based on 20 poems by the German poet Wilhelm Müller. The mood moves from cheerful optimism to despair and tragedy. A native of Idaho Falls, Yarrington is an associate professor of voice and director of opera at the University of Southern Mississippi. This concert will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment. A $5 donation is encouraged. Online donations can be made at alumni.gcsu.edu/music. All proceeds benefit music scholarships or the GCSU Department of Music through GCSU Foundation, Inc. For more information, please email music@gcsu.edu or call 478-445-8289.