Concert: Parker Quartet
General admission is free
Program
- Debussy (1862–1918): String Quartet in G. Op. 10 (1893)
Animé et très décidé
Assez vif et bien rythmé
Andantino, doucement expressif
Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion - Dutilleux (1916–): Ainsi la nuit (1973–76)
Intro: Libre et souple
Part 1: Nocturne: Assez lent
Parenthese 1: Très libre
Part 2: Miroir d'espace: Violent
Parenthese 2: Libre et flexible
Part 3: Litanies: Animé
Parenthese 3: Lent
Part 4: Litanies 2
Parenthese 4: Animé
Part 5: Constellations: Vif, souple et libre
Part 6: Nocturne 2: Plus animé
Part 7: Temps suspendu - Intermission
- Schumann (1810–1856): Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3 (1842)
Andante espressivo. Allegro molto moderato
Assai agitato
Adagio molto
Finale: Allegro molto vivace. Quasi Trio
About the Parker Quartet
In 2009, Chamber Music America awarded the Parker Quartet the biennial Cleveland Quartet Award. Last season, the quartet partnered with Grammy Award-winning producer Judith Sherman to launch HaydnLIVE!, a live recording project featuring a series of all-Haydn performances at the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, presented by the Celebrity Series of Boston and Virginia Arts Festival.
In May 2010, the Parker Quartet finished its second year as quartet-in-residence with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. The residency, the first of its kind for SPCO, involved individual instrument performances with the orchestra, chamber music presentations and a robust educational program with public schools through the SPCO’s CONNECT program. During the 2009-2010 season, the quartet was also the first-ever artist-in-residence with Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media.
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The Morrison Chamber Music Center is funded, in part, by a generous gift from the May Treat Morrison Trust.