Manhattan String Quartet comes to Norwich next weekend
NORWICH –The Chenango County Council of the Arts, Norwich, announces the first performance in its third Chamber Music Series. The Manhattan String Quartet will perform in the Martin W. Kappel Theater on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
Critically acclaimed as one of America's leading ensembles, The Manhattan String Quartet is celebrating its 39th season. Hailed by Michael Steinberg of the Boston Globe as “a national treasure,” the Manhattan Quartet has appeared throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico and South America. In the autumn of 2005, the Quartet made its first tour of Asia and played to sold-out houses in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan. Notable among its many recordings is the complete cycle of 15 Shostakovich string quartets which TIME Magazine called “One of the most important musical events of 1991”.The group has been Quartet-in-Residence at Colgate University for the past twenty-two years, and has also held similar posts at the Manhattan School of Music, Cornell University, Grinnell College, Western Connecticut State University, the Chamber Music Institute in Racine, Wisconsin and Michigan’s Interlochen National Music Camp (for 21 summers). The Quartet’s teaching activities also include its own annual KentMusic String Quartet Conference in June, and annual European conferences focusing on major works in the string quartet repertoire hosted in the cities where these pieces were composed.
In January 2010, the Quartet is headlining the Schubert in Vienna Conference which emphasizes cultural and educational exchange and is dedicated to furthering the tradition of string quartet playing. Ninety-six musicians will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Schubert String Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden) and to experience and learn about Viennese culture and music history. In addition to teaching the Quartet in D Minor, the Manhattan Quartet will present a concert featuring the Schubert Quartet in D minor during each of the two weeks of the conference.
“This is a rare and wonderful opportunity for audiences in this area to hear a classical group of such international magnitude,” said Victoria Kappel, Executive Director of the Council of the Arts. “We are especially pleased to continue our practice of free tickets for students 18 and under to the Chamber Series.”
The performance by the Manhattan String Quartet is being sponsored by The Greater Norwich Foundation, with additional support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Tickets for the performance are $20 for adults, $18 for members of the Council and seniors and free for those 18 and under.
Upcoming performances at the Council include Druid – featuring the Three Irish Tenors on March 4; the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet on March 7; The Star Trio on March 21; and Tom Chapin and Friends on May 7.
Tickets may be ordered online at www.chenangoarts.org or by calling the Council of the Arts at 336-ARTS (2787). The Council is located at 27 West Main Street, Norwich.
Critically acclaimed as one of America's leading ensembles, The Manhattan String Quartet is celebrating its 39th season. Hailed by Michael Steinberg of the Boston Globe as “a national treasure,” the Manhattan Quartet has appeared throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico and South America. In the autumn of 2005, the Quartet made its first tour of Asia and played to sold-out houses in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan. Notable among its many recordings is the complete cycle of 15 Shostakovich string quartets which TIME Magazine called “One of the most important musical events of 1991”.The group has been Quartet-in-Residence at Colgate University for the past twenty-two years, and has also held similar posts at the Manhattan School of Music, Cornell University, Grinnell College, Western Connecticut State University, the Chamber Music Institute in Racine, Wisconsin and Michigan’s Interlochen National Music Camp (for 21 summers). The Quartet’s teaching activities also include its own annual KentMusic String Quartet Conference in June, and annual European conferences focusing on major works in the string quartet repertoire hosted in the cities where these pieces were composed.
In January 2010, the Quartet is headlining the Schubert in Vienna Conference which emphasizes cultural and educational exchange and is dedicated to furthering the tradition of string quartet playing. Ninety-six musicians will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Schubert String Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden) and to experience and learn about Viennese culture and music history. In addition to teaching the Quartet in D Minor, the Manhattan Quartet will present a concert featuring the Schubert Quartet in D minor during each of the two weeks of the conference.
“This is a rare and wonderful opportunity for audiences in this area to hear a classical group of such international magnitude,” said Victoria Kappel, Executive Director of the Council of the Arts. “We are especially pleased to continue our practice of free tickets for students 18 and under to the Chamber Series.”
The performance by the Manhattan String Quartet is being sponsored by The Greater Norwich Foundation, with additional support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Tickets for the performance are $20 for adults, $18 for members of the Council and seniors and free for those 18 and under.
Upcoming performances at the Council include Druid – featuring the Three Irish Tenors on March 4; the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet on March 7; The Star Trio on March 21; and Tom Chapin and Friends on May 7.
Tickets may be ordered online at www.chenangoarts.org or by calling the Council of the Arts at 336-ARTS (2787). The Council is located at 27 West Main Street, Norwich.
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