Deux Saisons at Curiosity Coffee
2021-01-24 19:30 - 20:30 UTC
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Neo Album Release
2021-05-13
The release of my second solo guitar album, Neo: Modernism & the Guitar

Romanza Festival
2021-08-29 08:00 - 17:00
Camber Music Series Romanza Festival presents Deux Saisons for a concert on May 11, 2021
Deux Saisons (French for “two seasons”) is an award winning voice and classical guitar duo located in St. Augustine, FL. Made up of newly-weds Keri Lee Pierson (soprano) and Dr. Christopher Schoelen (classical guitarist), this ensemble celebrates and often re-invents the classic pairing. This year for the Romanza Festivale, Deux Saisons will present a brief look at the classical genre from the perspective of a singer and a guitarist. They will present pieces from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods, showcasing English, Italian, French and German music.

New Music Festival
2021-10-23 14:30 - 15:30
Deux Saisons will be presenting new works for the iconic combination of voice and guitar. Event will be held at the Moore School of Music at BGSU, Bowling Green, OH

Winter Reflections
2021-12-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Novel Blends, Bowling Green, OH
Join Deux Saisons, on December 9th, at 6:00 pm, at the new coffee experience at Novel Blends in Bowling Green, OH for an evening of Russian Heroines, Poetry & Music.
We will be presenting the poetry and music from Russia that reflects Russian heroine characters in literature.
For tickets and more information please visit: TBA

Spring Reveries
2022-03-19 17:00 - 18:00
Come see Deux Saisons perform a night of French music paired with iconic French writers. We will be pairing French composers such as Gabriel Fauré, Erik Satie, and Mátyás George Seiber with iconic French writers. It will be a fun night of music, literature, and wine! Hope to see you there!
The concert will be at Novel Blends Coffee in Bowling Green, OH, and will start at 5 PM.
Tickets: $25/$15 with student I.D.

Earth-day Concert
2022-04-22 15:00 - 17:00
Deux Saisons will be presenting yet another Earth Day 2022 fundraising concert for our planet!
Location: Simpson Garden Park, Bowling Green, OH
Time: TBA

iPlay Tour
2022-05-13 14:00 - 16:00
iPlay: An Audience’s Perspective on New Music
This is the opening concert of our iPlay Tour! It is a Free family event. The first concert will take place at Anastasia Island Library Branch, FL. For more information, see our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/deuxsaisonsduo/
This event is sponsored by a grant that we won to tour our program iPlay to various libraries in Florida. The program will include new music written for guitar, voice, and an audience! Pieces will be composed to encourage audience participation and expose audiences to new music.

Deux Saisons - Strings & Songs
2022-05-20 18:00 - 19:30
The classical duo Deux Saisons will be presenting a voice and guitar concert of a variety of songs with the 6-string guitar. The concert will be held at the historic Memorial Presbyterian Church in beautiful St. Augustine, FL. Soprano, Keri Lee Pierson, and guitarist, Christopher Schoelen, will be presenting works by Mauro Giuliani, Gabriel Fauré, Benjamin Britten, and more! We hope to see you there!
The concert will be a free concert with accepted donations to support our summer iPlay tour.
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Deux Saisons Recital
2022-09-30 17:00 - 19:00
Deux Saisons will be performing at a beautiful home in San Diego, CA. The concert will include works from the classical period to contemporary works for the voice and guitar.

Winter's Light Release
2022-12-01
Come to the release of Deux Saisons first album! This album, Winter’s Light, is a compilation of classic holiday music presented in new arrangments for the classic voice and guitar ensemble. There is currently a pre-order sale which will be available until the album’s release on December 1st. Get your copy now to give the perfect Christmas gift of music this year!
Album art: Jessica Glanz

Bach & Barrios
2023-02-10 12:00 - 13:00
Christopher Schoelen will present an afternoon of classical guitar music featuring music by Bach & Barrios.
Both these prolific composers created wonderful works for the guitar and have similarities in their compositional styles.
The concert will be hosted by the Brown Bag Concert Series and will be at Simpson Garden Park in Bowling Green, OH

Spring Arts Festival
2023-04-16 16:00 - 18:00
Christopher Schoelen will be performing at the Spring Arts Festival in Toledo, OH
Come see some beautiful art made by local artists while listening to the sounds of the classical guitar. The event will be taking place on Sunday, April 16th from 4 – 6pm.
Event location:
HeART Gallery • St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 428 N Erie, Toledo, OH

The SpongeBob Musical
2023-04-20 19:30 - 2023-04-23 21:00
Christopher will be performing guitar for the SpongeBob Musical at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, OH

Performance Dates

Thursday, April 20, 2023 – 7:30pm
Friday, April 21, 2023 – 7:30pm
Saturday, April 22, 2023 – 2:00pm
Saturday, April 22, 2023 – 7:30pm
Sunday, April 23, 2023 – 2:00pm

Department

School of Music & Theatre

The SpongeBob Musical is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, David Bowie and Tom Kenny. Take a deep dive down below with us this spring!
This Performance Contains Strobe Lighting, Fog, and Haze Effects.

Deux Saisons Earth Day Concert
2023-04-22 15:00 - 17:00
Deux Saisons Annual Earth Day Concert Fundraiser
Join us for our 3rd year in fundraising for our beautiful planet and listening to some music for the voice and classical guitar.
Details for the concert and event will be released soon.
We hope to see you there!

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
2023-04-30 10:00 - 11:00
Christopher will be performing for the 10am services at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Perrysburg, OH

Classical Guitar in East Village
2023-06-16 19:00 - 21:00
Come see Christopher perform a selection of classic works in East Village on June 16th @ 7PM
This event is hosted by GroupMuse.com and you can find the event details in the website link.
Hope to see you there!
Program:
El Testament d’Amèlia – Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)
Etude No. 7 – H. Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Prelude, BWV 1006a – J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra – Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Sunburst – Andrew York (b. 1958)
Ballata Dall’esilio – Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
With Keri Lee Pierson, Soprano
La Catedral – Agustín Barrios (1885-1944)
I. Preludio
II. Andante religioso
III. Allegro solemne

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with Keri Lee Pierson and Deux Saisons
2023-06-18 19:30 - 20:30
Soprano Keri Lee Pierson sings
15 one-minute pieces by 15 composers
&
Vocal/Guitarist Duo Deux Saisons
play a selection of classical and contemporary pieces
Tickets can be purchased here: https://musicatmetropolitan.eventive.org/schedule/646f8d8fc223ce006d5ff92a

New Music Festival
2023-10-21 20:30 - 21:00
The 44th Annual Bowling Green New Music Festival
OCTOBER 19-21, 2023
Will be perform a contemporary work for classical guitar, voice, clarinet, and cello.
We will perform the work with a group of dancers on the 7th concert of the festival on October, 21st at 8pm

Serenata de Seis Cuerdas
2023-10-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Novel Blends, Bowling Green, OH
Christopher Schoelen (with some pieces performed by Deux Saisons) will be presenting a solo guitar concert at the coffee and book shop Novel Blends in downtown Bowling Green, OH.
This concert will feature hispanic music that will be paired with some iconic Spanish writers throughout the centuries.
The concert will be October 28th, 2023 at 7 pm. Ticketing and more information will be available soon.
You can purchase tickets for the event here.

Winter Light - Deux Saisons
2023-12-10 15:00 - 16:00 | St. Timmothy’s Church, 871 E Boundary St, Perrysburg, OH, 43551, United States
St. Tim’s Discovers presents Deux Saisons for a concert of Christmas music entitled, Winter Light.
A modern take on a classic duo, Deux Saisons presents concerts with diverse collections of old and new classical repertoire. Featuring soprano Keri Lee Pierson, and classical guitarist Christopher Schoelen, this voice and guitar duo performs works that extend from the Renaissance through the present day.
Deux Saisons, French for “two seasons”, brings classical music to a wide community through integration into diverse venues (such as farms, libraries, breweries and the main stage), incorporation of audience participation, and application of music as a tool for education and restoration.
The concert is free admission and we have ample parking and our building is quite accessible. The concert will last about an hour or a little more, without an intermission.

Deux Saisons - Songs Through Time
2024-02-09 12:00 - 13:00
Deux Saisons will be presenting an afternoon of Song Through Time in Bowling Green, OH for the Brown Bag Concert Series.
This concert will be a free and open to the public event. The program will feature works written for voice and guitar spanning from the Renaissance to the new sounds of Contemporary music.
The concert will be at 12 PM on Friday, February 9th 2024 at Simpson Garden Park, in Bowling Green, OH
Click here for more information.

Polymnia
2024-03-23 20:00 - 21:00
Christopher will be playing on the Praecepta Mini Fest at BGSU on Saturday, March 23, 2024
The piece being performed is Polymnia by Josh Lyphout

Annual Earth Day Concert
2024-04-20 11:00 - 12:00
Deux Saisons will be presenting another Earth Day fundraiser! The fundraiser will be to aid the Nature’s Nursery Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
THE CONCERT: Listen to a concert performed by Deux Saisons, contemporary classical musicians. The music will be a mix of nature-inspired works for voice & guitar.

THE WILDLIFE: Meet some of the Nature’s Nursery Education Ambassadors and learn about the role they play on earth!
Please REGISTER for this FREE event at the link below so that we can make sure we have an idea of how much seating we will need!
3125 Shawnee Rd, Toledo, OH 43613

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame
2024-08-03 20:00 - 21:00
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame Featuring guitarist Christopher Schoelen, D.M.A.
Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for classical guitar solo. Selected works will be premiered on the 1st of August 2024 in New York City with Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring Christopher Schoelen. This performance will be presented as a live streaming online concert online via Streamyard broadcasted to multiple streaming platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
Only works one-minute in length will be considered. For this Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame, we are looking for solo classical guitar works (no electronics) specifically written for Christopher Schoelen.
To compose for this event and for more information please follow this link:
http://www.musicavatar.org/categories/Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame-Featuring-guitarist-Christopher-Schoelen/index.html

Music in the Gardens
2024-08-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Five Seven Seven, 577 East Front Street, Perrysburg, OH, 43551, United States
Music in the Gardens
Enjoy listening to the sweet sounds drifting as you stroll through the gardens. Concerts take place on the outdoor stage on select weekend dates. Outdoor stage seating is limited, we recommend bringing a blanket or chair. Pack and bring a snack or lunch for the perfect afternoon in the gardens.
This is a free event and takes place rain or shine. Select areas of Virginia’s House are open to visitors during this special event for tours and activities. In the case of inclement weather, the music will move from the Outdoor Stage into Virginia’s House.
On August 10th from 11am – 1pm Christopher Schoelen will be performing a set of classical guitar works.
Click here for more information: https://577foundation.org/classes-events/special_events/
Address
577 East Front Street,
Perrysburg, OH 43551

Symphonic Broadway
2025-01-18 16:00 - 17:00
Symphonic Broadway
Christopher will be playing guitar with the Marquette Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, January 18, 2025
4:00pm at Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette MI

NMU Faculty Recital
2025-03-22 19:00 - 20:00
Faculty Recital
Deux Saisons – Keri Lee Pierson, Soprano & Christopher Schoelen, Guitar
Saturday, March 22, 2025 • Time: TBA
Reynolds Recital Hal

Música Camerazation
2025-04-06 16:00 - 17:00
Deux Saisons (voice & guitar duo)
Voice & guitar duo, Deux Saisons, present their new and contemporary program titled Música Camerazation. The program celebrates how music from the 20th century shaped and became the sounds that we hear in music today. Through pieces from iconic composers who had an interest in the guitar, such as Benjamin Britten and Heitor Villa-Lobos, the program highlights transformations of the classical genre as popular styles took shape in the 20th century. With influences from Latin rhythms, history, and even advertisements, Deux Saisons showcases the vast capabilities of the voice and six-string guitar in an intimate and dynamic chamber music setting.

Sunday, April 6, 2025
4:00 PM 5:00 PM PDT

Grace Church17400 Bubbling Wells RoadDesert Hot Springs, CA, 92241 United States

NMU Summer Concert Series
2025-06-24 17:00 - 18:00
Dr. Schoelen will be the first performer of a new Northern Michigan University Summer Concert Series. He will be presenting a new program titled The Spanish Guitar, which will be a program featuring iconic Spanish composers such as Tárrega, Albéniz and Pujol.
The concert will be on the NMU campus at the Reynolds Recital Hall on Tuesday, June 24th at 5 PM. The concert is free and open to the public. You can see more details and learn about the other concerts of the summer series on the NMU website.
