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ASQ Heads South on the East Coast Trip
After a thoroughly enjoyable trip in New York, ASQ heads down the coast to North Carolina for a performance at Duke University. As an extra bonus, we’ll get the pleasure of visiting with the ASQ’s former first violinist, Eric Pritchard, now with the Ciompi Quartet! Find out more about the program we’ll be performing below:…
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ASQ Heads to the East Coast
The Alexander String Quartet heads to the East Coast for two concerts in Pennsylvania and New York! Saturday, April 20, 2013 – 7:30 PM Alexander Chamber Music Society Ann’s Choice Chapel Warminster, Pennsylvania Tickets: (215) 357-8449 Sunday, April 21, 2013 – 4:00pm Howland Chamber Music Circle Howland Cultural Center Beacon, New York Tickets: www.howlandusic.org Program:…
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This weekend – Boise Chamber Music Series
This Friday, the Alexander String Quartet joins the Boise Chamber Music Society at Boise State University to close out the 2012-2013 Boise Chamber Music Series: The final concert of the 2012-13 Boise Chamber Music Series features the Alexander String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. For their third…
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Saturday Morning SF Performances Series – Triumph and Tragedy
Saturday morning (March 16) the Alexander String Quartet joins Robert Greenberg in the final program in The String Quartet at a Time of War, titled Triumph and Tragedy. From San Francisco Performances: Is it a concert series? Scholarly lectures? Classical music stand-up? The ASQ with Robert Greenberg is all three and more. For more than…
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Robert Greenberg – Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 8
In anticipation of the final “String Quartet at a Time of War: Britten and His Contemporaries” concert, Robert Greenberg has a new blog featuring the Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8. Read the intro here and finish the wonderful blog on www.robertgreenbergmusic.com! Art, politics, and current events make problematic bedfellows, but they are a Ménage à…
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Saturday Morning SF Performances Series – The Hinge of Fate
Saturday morning (March 9) the Alexander String Quartet joins Robert Greenberg in the third program in The String Quartet at a Time of War, titled The Hinge of Fate. From San Francisco Performances: Is it a concert series? Scholarly lectures? Classical music stand-up? The ASQ with Robert Greenberg is all three and more. For more…
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Robert Greenberg – Benjamin Britten, String Quartet No. 2
In anticipation of this weekend’s concert, Robert Greenberg has a new blog for our The String Quartet at a Time of War: Britten and His Contemporaries program. Read the intro here and finish the wonderful blog on www.robertgreenbergmusic.com! “Benjamin Britten was born in 1913, on November 22: the feast day of St. Cecelia, Patron Saint…
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Preview of Amherst Performance: Shostakovich Quartet No. 4
Saturday, The Alexander String Quartet will be performing Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert Quartets at the Amherst College Buckley Recital Hall. Get a preview of the program via the recently lauded Fragments recording on Spotify: Saturday, February 23, 2013 – 8:00pm Music at Amherst Chamber Series Amherst College Buckley Recital Hall Amherst, Massachusetts Tickets: www.amherst.edu Program:…
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Looking Ahead in February
Here’s a quick look ahead through the rest of the month: Saturday, February 23, 2013 – 8:00pm Music at Amherst Chamber Series Amherst College Buckley Recital Hall Amherst, Massachusetts Tickets: www.amherst.edu Program: Haydn Quartet in C Major, “Emperor”, Op. 76 No. 3 Shostakovich Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83 Schubert Quartet in D…
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ASQ Weekend of Britten and Brahms
ASQ has a busy weekend this weekend with two performances featuring the music of Britten and Brahms, and featuring guest violist Toby Appel! Friday, February 8 – 7:30pm Santa Rosa Junior College Chamber Concert Series – Emeritus Hall – Newman Auditorium Tickets: www.santarosa.edu Sunday, February 10 – 7:00pm Music at Kohl Mansion The Great Hall…
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The String Quartet at a Time of War – Program Two
Saturday, January 19th kicks off the second program of our newest San Francisco Performances series “The String Quartet at a Time of War: Benjamin Britten and his Contemporaries.” Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg Bartók: Quartet No. 6 Britten: Quartet No. 1 Saturday, January 19, 10:00am Herbst Theatre Tickets: www.sfperformances.org World War Two, which in…
