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Music at Kohl Mansion Names Alexander String Quartet as Honorary Chairs of their 30th Anniversary Season
We are delighted to share that Music at Kohl Mansion has named the Alexander String Quartet as Honorary Chairs of their 30th Anniversary Season. From Music at Kohl Mansion: “Members of the Alexander String Quartet, long-time collaborators in the chamber series and the Kohl for Kids education programs, have been named Honorary Chairs of the…
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Guestblog: Composer Cindy Cox talks about her new string quartet “Patagón”
Tomorrow will be an exciting day for me — I’ll get my first chance to hear my new string quartet, Patagón, premiered by the Alexander String Quartet. The quartet and I go way back — they performed and recorded my first quartet, Columba aspexit, sixteen years ago — hard for me to believe! We had…
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The Reviews Are In!
Fred shared his thoughts on Saturday’s performance, and here are some thoughts from those in attendance: “The first half of the concert was equally affecting. It began with Heggie accompanying DiDonato in a superb account of Reynaldo Hahn’s song cycle “Venezia,” a witty and insinuating collection of bonbons, and continued with a strong-boned but tender…
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Herbst ASQ 30th Anniversary Concert
Walking out on stage this Saturday night and being greeted with such warmth and sincere gratitude from a most distinguished audience was practically overwhelming. For myself and my wonderful colleagues in the Alexander String Quartet it was an exceptional moment to savor, though we still had to play the Debussy Quartet and needed to focus…
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Very First Time
When I look back at the past 10 years in the ASQ, one of the most significant accomplishments for me is the extensive recording library that we’ve put together in such a short time. Just the other day I looked at my CD shelf and I counted at least 35 new discs; including a complete…
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Jake Heggie Guestblog on “Camille Claudel”
I am counting the minutes to the concert with Joyce DiDonato and the Alexander String Quartet! In a way, it feels like the culmination of a 20-year quest: waiting for the right venue, the right artists, the right time in my creative life to give Camille Claudel a voice. She is somebody I have thought…
