It's about time - Schroeder, of Peanuts fame, gets music hall named after him

Danny Tse

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. - One of the three main buildings comprising Sonoma State University's new performing arts center may be named for Schroeder, the precocious, Beethoven-loving pianist of "Peanuts" fame.

Campus officials proposed naming the 250-seat recital hall for the cartoon character because the widow of "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz donated $5 million toward the project, which will be part of the Donald and Maureen Green Music Center, Sonoma State spokeswoman Susan Kashack said.

"I know Sparky would have enjoyed thinking about Schroeder's connection to such a grand hall and stage," said Jean Schulz, referring to her late husband by one of his nicknames.

Jean Schulz graduated from Sonoma State, and Charles Schulz lived in Sonoma County for 42 years before he died in 2000.

California State University system trustees must approve the building's name, which they are expected to this week, according to Kashack.

Along with Schroeder's Recital Hall, the $100 million Green Music Center also will feature a 1,400-seat concert hall and a music education building, Kashack said.

The facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2009.

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Cool. Maybe they can commission Tom Everhart to do a Schroeder painting for the hall like "Schroeder's Piano".

http://www.polizzifineart.com/Tom Everhart/schroeder's_piano.html