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has evolved a highly unique style, and the deluxe pianolin, a 52-string bowed and strummed instrument (reminiscent of a zither and a bowed psaltery) from her native state of Michigan.
Her repertoire features many of her own compositions, vivid stories of people, their loves and losses, full of humor and compassion. She draws off the wealth of contemporary songwriting as well; men and women from all over who have something important to say. She reaches back to some of the traditional songs which have special meaning for a modern audience, and grabs onto a blues or jazz ballad with total commitment.
Somehow she is able to weave them all together into a program so unified and full of life that an hour goes by like 10 minutes, yet people come away so full of ideas and images that all they can do is smile.
She thinks of herself as a creative noisemaker, “struggling to balance the forces of whimsy and despair.” Her integration of all the crafts involved in a live concert: musician, performer, storyteller, improvisor, is billiant and continually growing and glowing. She is totally unique and universal at the same time.
Another critic sums up his reaction: “I'd like to see and hear quite a lot more of Claudia Schmidt. She says she has a low *wonder threshold.’She blew mine.”
Tickets for the May 2 performance, 8 p.m. at the Gay Street Theater in Washington are $4 for students, $6 for RAAC members and $7.50 for the general public. For further information call the RAAC office at 675-3193.
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