Peter Schickele Memorial Tribute Concert Announces Lineup & Program for June 2 Concert

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Contact: Amanda Sweet, Bucklesweet, amanda@bucklesweet.com
Website: https://schickele.com
Date: May 22, 2025

Peter Schickele Memorial Tribute Concert Announces Lineup & Program for June 2 Concert

New additions include The Magnetic Fields & Seth Rudetsky

An Evening of Music, Laughter, and Remembrance Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Peter Schickele

New York, NY – On June 2, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the New York Society for Ethical Culture will come alive with the sound of music, memories, and mirth as Karla Schickele & Friends present a heartfelt memorial tribute concert honoring the extraordinary life and work of Peter Schickele (July 17, 1935 – January 16, 2024) —the multi-Grammy-winning composer, satirist, and creator of the beloved alter ego P.D.Q. Bach.

The evening’s program includes music spanning 30 years of Peter Schickele’s work and video testimonials from some of Schickele’s closest colleagues. 

Spring Serenade (Pastorale)  1983 Schickele
Peter Arfsten, flute
Laura Leon, piano 

Woe is the Singer  1984 Schickele
WQXR Singers

Monochrome III (2nd movement) 1974 Schickele
Delicious Bass

Guide me, O thou Great Jehovah 1988 Trad., arr. Schickele
from Hollers, Hymns & Dirges, Eight Folk Settings for Piano
Laura Leon, piano

Little Mushrooms (2nd movement) 1997 Schickele
Emmet Milford Schickele, Augie Schickele Milford, piano

Rejoice in the Sun 1971 Music by Peter Schickele, 
Elizabeth Mitchell Words by Diane Lampert

Fat Cats 1978 Schickele
Schickele Family Denim Revue

Could It Be 1978 Music by Peter Schickele,

Penny Guitar Words by David Schickele  

Goin’ on a Moonwalk 1970 Schickele
Schickele Family Denim Revue,
M Shanghai String Band, Seth Rudetsky

Long Live the King 2001 P.D.Q. Bach
Gregory Purnhagen, John Kawa, Michele Eaton, vocalists 

My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth 1968 P.D.Q. Bach
From Two Madrigals from “The Triumphs of Thusnelda”, S. 1601
Gregory Purnhagen, John Kawa, Michele Eaton, Hai-Ting Chinn, Kirsten Sollek, vocalists

Loving Is As Easy 1972 P.D.Q. Bach
from Art of the Ground Round, S. 1.19/lb.
Stephen Merritt, Claudia Gonson, and Karla Schickele, vocalists; Sam Davol, cello 

Four Folk Song Upsettings, S. 4 1986 P.D.Q. Bach
Hai-Ting Chinn, Mezzanine-Soprano; Lloyd Peterson, Devious Instruments; Peter Lurye, Piano 

Schleptet, S. 0 1967 P.D.Q. Bach
Lloyd Peterson, semi-conductor
NY Pick-up Ensemble (Special Ops Team)

Charge to the Senior Class 1980 Schickele (video)
Peter Schickele

Tickets Now On Sale at schickele.com

• Patron/Sponsor: $150
  Includes premium seating, program listing, and exclusive invitation to the after-party
• Reserved Seating: $42
• General Admission: $18.07