David Schrader

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David Schrader
Born	(1952-09-15) September 15, 1952 (age 73) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Instruments	Harpsichord organ fortepiano

David Schrader (born September 15, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American harpsichordist, organist, and fortepianist. He was a professor at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University for 35 years, teaching music history, harpsichord & organ performance, and conducting chamber music ensembles. ^[1] Schrader was the organist at Church of the Ascension, Chicago for 35 years.

Performances

Schrader has appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on several occasions, at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian period instrument orchestra Tafelmusik, and at Ravinia Festival. He can frequently be heard in a live performances on Chicago's classical music radio station WFMT. ^[2]

Recordings

Schrader has recorded a large number of CDs, among which are the following:

• Biber: Mensa Sonora with Baroque Band, ^[3] Cedille Records, 2010: CDR 90000 116 ^[4]
• George Frideric Handel: The Sonatas for Violin & Continuo with Rachel Barton Pine (violin) and John Mark Rozendaal (cello) – Cedille Records, 1996: CDR 90000 032 ^[5]
• Trio Settecento: An Italian Sojourn with Rachel Barton Pine (violin) and John Mark Rozendaal (baroque cello) – Cedille Records, 2007: CDR 90000 099 ^[6]
• Trio Settecento: A German Bouquet with Rachel Barton Pine (violin) and John Mark Rozendaal (viola da gamba and baroque cello) – Cedille Records, 2009: CDR 90000 114 ^[7]
• Trio Settecento: A French Soirée with Rachel Barton Pine (violin) and John Mark Rozendaal (viola da gamba) – Cedille Records, 2011: CDR 90000 129 ^[8]
• Trio Settecento: An English Fancy with Rachel Barton Pine (violin) and John Mark Rozendaal (viola da gamba) – Cedille Records, 2012: CDR 90000 135 ^{[9] [10]}
• Scarlatti on Fortepiano, Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757), Cedille Records CDR 90000 042
• Introducing David Schrader, Cedille Records CDR 5003
• Soler: Harpsichord Sonatas (vol. 2), Cedille Records CDR 90000 009
• Organ Masterpieces by Franck & Dupré , Cedille Records CDR 90000 015
• Bach: Fantasies & Fugues, Cedille Records CDR 90000 012
• American Works for Organ and Orchestra, David Schrader on organ, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra / Carlos Kalmar, conductor, Cedille Records CDR 90000 063
• Bach: Goldberg Variations , Forces of Virtue Records
• George Friederic Handel: Cantatas, Centaur Records

References

1. "David Schrader Interview with Bruce Duffie". Bruceduffie.com. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
2. "Trio Settecento Biography". Triosettecento.com. 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
3. "Baroque Band". Cedille web site. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
4. Clarke, Garry. "Liner Notes Essay for Biber: Mensa Sonora". Cedillerecords.org.
5. Rozendaal, John Mark. "Liner Notes Essay for George Frideric Handel: The Sonatas for Violin & Continuo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
6. Rozendaal, John Mark. "Liner Notes Essay for Trio Settecento: An Italian Sojourn". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
7. Rozendaal, John Mark. "Liner Notes Essay for Trio Settecento: A German Bouquet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
8. Rozendaal, John Mark. "Liner Notes Essay for A French Soirée". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
9. Puccio, J. J. (2012-10-30). "An English Fancy (CD review)". Classical Candor blog. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
10. Rozendaal, John Mark. "Liner Notes Essay for An English Fancy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23.

External links

• Official website Archived 2018-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Interview with David Schrader, August 9, 1992