Founded in Chicago in 1997 under the mentorship of the cellist of the
renowned Vermeer Quartet, the Fry Street Quartet explores the medium of
the string quartet and its life-affirming potential, receiving
prestigious awards and rave reviews around the world.
| Ludwig van Beethoven: | Quartet in D major, op. 18, no. 3 |
| Bela Bartok: | Quartet no. 1, op. 7 |
| Franz Schubert: | Quartet in D minor, D. 810 (Death and the Maiden) |
Since 1996, Burning River Brass has been dazzling audiences from Alaska
to Taiwan with "power and virtuosity," "harmonious blend," and
"consistently stirring performances." Composed of twelve of the finest
brass and percussion players in the country, Burning River Brass is an
ensemble on fire.
Music by Bach, Debussy, Bernstein, Praetorius, Rossini, and Mozart.
Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has been
singled out for its technical brilliance, musical insight, and stylistic
elegance. Since 1999, the Brentano has had the honor of being the
first-ever ensemble-in-residence at Princeton University.
| Renaissance music: | Short works by Orlando GIbbons an others |
| W. A. Mozart: | Quartet in D minor, K. 421 |
| Stephen Hartke: | Night Songs for a Desert Flower |
| Alban Berg: | Quartet, op. 3 |
Chanticleer, based in San Francisco, is known around the world as
"an orchestra of voices" for the seamless blend of its twelve male
voices ranging from countertenor to bass and its original
interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, and
from gospel to venturesome new music.
In Time Of: Songs of Love and Loss,
War and Peace
Including music of Palestrina, Dufay, Janequin,
Ligeti, Chen Yi, Sametz, McGlynn, Bates, Gershwin, and others.
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Brazilian-born pianist Arnaldo Cohen, now a Professor at Indiana
University, has long had a reputation for astonishing his audience with
the musical authority and blistering virtuosity of his performances. His
graceful and unaffected platform manner belies playing of white-hot
intensity, intellectual probity, and glittering bravura technique
bordering on sheer wizardry.
| J. S. Bach | Chaconne in D minor |
| Alberto Nepomuceno | "Air" from Suite Antiga |
| Radames Gnattali | Valsa no. 7 |
| Luiz Levy | Valsa Lenta no. 4 |
| Francisco Braga | Corrupio (Valse Capriccio) |
| Ernesto Nazareth | Odeon |
| Ernesto Nazareth | Apanhei-te, cavaquinho |
| Frederic Chopin | The Four Sherzi |
Central Ohio's own Carpe Diem String Quartet has captured the imagination of audiences, the
respect of critics, and is becoming one of the most versatile ensembles
of their generation. Carpe Diem has earned critical acclaim with
innovative programs, electrifying performances, and a passion for
audience engagement. Special guest Jerry Kirkbride is the clarinetist of
the world famous Dorian Wind Quintet.
| W. A. Mozart: | Quintet in A major for clarinet and strings |
| Korine Fujiwara: | Fiddle Suite Montana |
| Johannes Brahms: | Quintet in B minor for clarinet and strings |
