2022-23 Season
November 17 December 15 March 16 April 6
November 17, 2022
Samuel Barber, Ingrid Arauco, Felix Mendelssohn, composers
Radiance
Samuel Barber String Quartet, Op. 11
Ingrid Arauco String Quartet No. 4 (world premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3
The iconic Adagio movement of Samuel Barber’s String Quartet, Op. 11, has become a signature work of American classical music. Hear it alongside a newly commissioned work by American composer Ingrid Arauco, whose dramatic and lyrical voice inspired the Jasper String Quartet’s latest commission. The program concludes with Felix Mendelssohn’s warm-hearted and virtuosic String Quartet Op. 44, No. 3.
December 15, 2022
Reena Esmail and Ludwig van Beethoven, composers
Transcend
Reena Esmail Ragamala
Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132
In ways both intimate and profound, music gives voice to the presence of the sublime within the human experience. This program illuminates our search for spiritual nourishment in the face of personal and historical turmoil as well as in the context of our everyday lives. The program closes with Ludwig van Beethoven’s seminal Opus 132, featuring the transcendent Heiliger Dankgesang, the composer’s song of thanksgiving for his recovery from a grave illness. Reena Esmail’s Ragamala opens the evening with her exploration of the meditative beauty of Indian raags.
March 16, 2023
April 6, 2023
Florence Price, Felix Mendelssohn, Paul Laraia, composers
SEASON FINALE
Agustín Barrios Mangoré 3 Guitar Pieces for Viola Solo (arr. Paul Laraia)
Florence Price Quartet No. 2 in A Minor
Felix Mendelssohn Viola Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18