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Chamber Music Redefined Music and Mayhem Sat Oct 21, 7 pm It has been said that all art is political. In this concert, the Aizuri Quartet examines musical compositions written during a time of political upheaval. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Opus 74, the “Harp” quartet, Steve Reich’s “Different Trains,” and Sofia Gubaidulina’s String Quartet No. 4 were all written in response to sociopolitical turmoil or oppression. The three composers turn to the most intimate, powerful, and intense musical genre—the string quartet—to capture the intensity of their time. Tickets start at $50 The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Music and Isolation Fri Dec 1, 7 pm
2017–18 Quartet in Residence
Aizuri Quartet Miho Saegusa, violin Ariana Kim, violin Ayane Kozasa, viola Karen Ouzounian, cello The critically acclaimed and fast-rising Aizuri Quartet is a “string sisterhood of Juilliard and Curtis graduates—each one a magnificent musician in her own right … Every note the quartet produces is lovingly crafted and savored” (The Washington Post). Even their name derives from art: aizuri-e, is a predominantly blue style of Japanese woodblock printing noted for its vibrancy, craft, and beauty. “The Aizuri Quartet … is in full possession of that most elusive of string quartet qualities: the balance between charisma of the individual and cohesion of the collective.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer metmuseum.org/aizuri MetLiveArts 2017–18 Season
This performance is an intimate exploration of music written away from community. From Hildegard von Bingen’s transcendent works, written in cloistered conditions, to Haydn’s forced isolation by an ambitious employer, to Gesualdo’s psychological isolation, this concert will delve deeply into the paths of connection that music provides within physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological isolation. Tickets start at $75 Gallery 534, Vélez Blanco Patio
Immigration/Migration Fri Feb 23, 7 pm This program features music inspired by the immigrant experience. Composers Bright Sheng (Chinese-American), Lembit Beecher (Estonian-American), Béla Bartók (Hungarian-American), and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh (Syrian-American) all left their homeland for the U.S., thus infusing our culture with their experience. Tickets start at $50 The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
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