Winter-Spring 2009 Home Concert Series
With an American Voice
American experiences told with an American voice, this program explores the classical quartet aesthetic overlaid with American cultural inspirations.
Sunday, January 25, 7 PM
Le Petit Trianon, San Jose
Friday, January 30, 8 PM
St. Mark’s Church, Palo Alto
Sunday, February 22, 2 PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Quincy Porter, Early Works: Prelude, Andante, Scherzo In Monasterio.
- Joseph Gregorio, The Fullness of Peace; Eugene Brancoveanu, guest baritone; a world premier based on the writings of Abraham Lincoln as part of national celebrations of his 200th birthday - learn more about The Fullness of Peace
- Anton Dvorak, Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 “American”
New Horizons
Each of the compositions on this program represents the composer’s first exploration of the string quartet idiom.
Sunday, April 26, 7 PM
Le Petit Trianon, San Jose
Friday, May 1, 8 PM
St. Mark’s Church, Palo Alto
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
- Dan Becker, a world premier of a work commissioned by the Ives Quartet
- Ernst von Dohnanyi, Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 1; Christopher Basso, guest pianist
Locally Grown
May 3, 2009, 2PM
Koret Auditorium, De Young Museum
San Francisco in the heart of Golden Gate Park
For its 10th anniversary, IQ is launching this new concert series, featuring the work of composers living within 100 miles of the greater Bay Area.