Acclaimed for its bold interpretive strength and electrifying performances, the Quartet’s singular approach and unanimity of purpose in both musical and cultural cooperation have quickly earned the group a reputation as an “outstanding ensemble...cohesive yet full of temperament.” (The New York Times).
Music by Beethoven, Widmann, and Schumann. Their program can be found here.
Voyage Sonique, a period ensemble devoted to historical performance of baroque music, is praised for their "strong interpretative inclinations” and “haunting quality” (The Herald). Most recently, they’ve taken second prize in international competition at the Lyceum Club International de Suisse 40th Concours de Musique.
Join Friends of Chamber Music when we host GRAMMY Award-winning composer, entrepreneur, and violist of the Attacca Quartet, Nathan Schram, for a discussion about his mission to bring about positive social change through music education. Schram is the founder and Artistic Director of Musicambia, one of the few programs in America to provide incarcerated individuals with weekly training on a variety of musical instruments. The innovative program combines instrumental music and collaborative work skills to help inmates cope with life in and out of prison.
nathanschramnoise.com
musicambia.org
Named a “one-woman dynamo” by The Boston Globe and Boston’s Best 2018 "Creative Catalyst" by The Improper Bostonian, Maria Finkelmeier is a percussion performer, composer, educator, and arts entrepreneur.
Finkelmeier will present Descended: a multi-media work by MASARY Studios featuring trumpet player Jean Laurenz.
www.mfdynamics.com
To watch the Performance in Context conversation, click HERE
For their concert and showing of 'Descended', click HERE
Are Stradivari violins truly superior to the best modern instruments?
Friends of Chamber Music of Troy hosts MacArthur-winning violinmaker, researcher and writer, Joseph Curtin, in a conversation over Zoom about the acoustics of fine violins. Curtin will take us through the anatomy of the violin, provide a look at his recent innovations in violin design, and discuss his experiments comparing fine old Italian violins with modern instruments.
To watch this conversation, click HERE
josephcurtinstudios.com
Praised for their “huge range of dynamics, massive sound and spontaneity” (American Record Guide), the Viano String Quartet are an ensemble on the rise!
First Prize winners at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and top prize winners at the Wigmore Hall and Osaka International Chamber Music Competitions, the Viano String Quartet are Ensemble-in-Residence at the Colburn Conservatory of Music through the 2020-21 season.
Music by Franz Schubert, Florence Price and Carolyn Shaw
View their program here
www.vianostringquartet.com
For highlights from their concert, click HERE OR HERE.
Program “Viaggio in Italia” with music of Wolf, Mozart, Gesualdo, Puccini, and Sollima
Their program can be viewed and downloaded here
www.teslaquartet.com
To watch the Performance in Context conversation, click HERE
For highlights from their concert, click HERE
Bow expert Sawyer Thomson provides a close look at the world of fine instruments and bows. Learn what makes a great bow great, and how the stick, seemingly so simple, is exactingly crafted to produce something magical in the hands of a skilled musician.
https://www.thomsonviolins.com/about
To watch this converstation, click HERE