EXPERIENCE THE 2021–2022 SEASON
We are thrilled to welcome you back to McVinney Auditorium for a season filled with chamber music masterworks both familiar and new that will captivate your imagination.
“LIKE ALL GREAT CHAMBER GROUPS, THE CATALYST QUARTET IS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH, LIKE A FAMILY IN LIVELY CONVERSATION AT THE DINNER TABLE: ANTICIPATING, INTERRUPTING, CHANGING SUBJECTS.” – NEW YORK TIMES
The Catalyst Quartet
October 14, 2021
7:30 PM
$35 GENERAL ADMISSION
Jessie Montgomery
Strum
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Fantasie-Stücke
Florence B. Price
Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
String Quartet in G major
Coleridge-Taylor Parkinson
String Quartet No. 1 “Calvary”
“Turbulent, wildly colorful and exploding with life, ‘Strum’ sounded like a handful of American folk melodies tossed into a strong wind, cascading and tumbling joyfully around one another.” - Washington Post
ABOUT THE A R T I S T S
Abi Fayette, violin
Karla Donehew Perez, violin
Paul Laraia, viola
Karlos Rodriguez, cello
Hailed by The New York Times at its Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished… playing with earthy vigor,” the Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet believes in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagine their programs and projects with this in mind, redefining and reimagining the classical music experience.
It has toured widely throughout the United States and abroad, including sold-out performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Chicago’s Harris Theater, Miami’s New World Center, and Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York.
The Catalyst Quartet’s latest project is UNCOVERED, a multi-volume set of albums to be released on Azica Records. The initiative celebrates beautifully crafted works by artists who have been overlooked and sidelined in classical music, especially because of their race or gender.
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
7:30 PM
Celebrating the Artistry of GILBERT KALISH
GEORGE CRUMB
Three Early Songs, for soprano and piano
FRANZ SCHUBERT
The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
Plus, an interview prologue and epilogue with Gilbert Kalish where he talks about his diverse career and how the pandemic has kept him busier than ever, his deep friendships with George Crumb and soprano Jan DeGaetani, his recording legacy, and uplifting advice for young musicians who are feeling discouraged during the pandemic.
A R T I S T S
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Tony Arnold, soprano
Nicolas Dautricourt, violin
Paul Neubauer, viola
Lisette Oropesa, soprano
David Shifrin, clarinet
Torleif Thedéen, cello
This FREE Virtual Concert begins 7:30 PM on Thursday, November 19. You may enjoy the performance at your convenience until Midnight on Monday, November 23.
JANUARY 21, 2021
7:30 PM
GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Sonata in G minor for Violin and Continuo, “Devil’s Trill”
WOLFGANG MOZART
Adagio and Fugue in C minor for String Quartet, K. 546
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Fugue in E-flat major for String Quartet, Op. 81, No. 4
MIKHAIL GLINKA
Trio pathétique in D minor for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano
A R T I S T S
Adam Barnett-Hart, violin
Timothy Eddy, cello
Marc Goldberg, bassoon
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
David Shifrin, clarinet
Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord
Schumann Quartett
Erik Schumann, violin
Ken Schumann, violin
Liisa Randalu, viola
Mark Schumann, cello
This FREE virtual concert begins 7:30 PM on Thursday, January 21. You may view the performance at your convenience until Midnight on Monday, January 25.
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
7:30 PM
WOLFGANG MOZART
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
LUIGI BASSI
Concert Fantasia on Verdi’s Rigoletto
DUKE ELLINGTON
Clarinet Lament, for clarinet and piano
A R T I S T S
Dmitri Atapine, cello
Gloria Chien, piano
Mark Holloway, viola
Bella Hristova, violin
David Shifrin, clarinet
Danbi Um, violin
This FREE virtual concert begins 7:30 PM on Thursday, February 18. You may view the performance at your convenience until Midnight on Monday, February 22.
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