learninglife
Spring 2014
Photo: Doug Knutson
A Celebration of Viennese
Food and Music
Thursday, May 15, 6:30−9 p.m.
Coffman Memorial Union, Campus
Club, East Bank campus
$65, Event ID 187987
On what LearningLife hopes will be a
beautiful spring evening, we invite you
to join us at the University’s Campus
Club for a lively lesson in Viennese
culinary and musical traditions.
The evening will begin in the Club’s
West Wing, with its panoramic views
of the Mississippi River, a cash bar
featuring Austrian wines, and a special
dinner created by Executive Chef Beth
Jones. The buffet will include
traditional Viennese favorites
prepared with a distinctively modern
twist. Think: beets and greens with
apple horseradish cream; spinach
spaetzle with quark and spring
vegetables; pan-fried trout with
lemongrass and watercress; and white
and green asparagus. The meal will
conclude with Sachertorte, one of
Austria’s most famous culinary
specialties.
First created in 1832 Vienna for Prince
Wenzel von Metternich by his chef ’s
16-year-old apprentice, the chocolate
delicacy now has its own holiday
(National Sachertorte Day,
December 5).
Our special guest and instructor for
the evening will be renowned
musicologist and author, Daniel
Freeman, whose award-winning
research about Austrian composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has
appeared in numerous publications
and is the subject of Freeman’s recently
published book, Mozart in Prague. In
addition to formal scholarship,
Freeman also is a pianist, and while he
shares his knowledge about Mozart
and the Viennese musical tradition, he
also will play—on the Campus Club’s
Steinway grand piano—some of the
most celebrated Viennese waltzes,
polkas, and galops.
Don’t miss this opportunity to
learn—using all of your senses—about
the cuisine and musical heritage of
one of the world’s most beloved
cultural cities.
Tuition includes dinner. Space is
limited; registrations must be received
at least 72 hours in advance or by
May 12.
Offered in cooperation with the
Campus Club of the University of
Minnesota.
Daniel Freeman, Ph.D., has taught
courses in music history at the
University of Minnesota, the
Smithsonian Institution, and other
universities throughout the world.
Considered the world’s leading
historian in the field of 18th-century
Czech music, Freeman is both a
musicologist and pianist. His research
has included studies on 18th-century
keyboard music, baroque opera, the
musical culture of 18th-century
Bohemia, and the music of composers
Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi. His most
recent book is Mozart in Prague
(Bearclaw Publishers, 2013).
www.cce.umn.edu/learninglife
612-624-4000