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SFCV Features Music at Kohl Mansion
This season, the ASQ will be the honorary chairs for the 30th Anniversary Season of Music at Kohl Mansion. The San Francisco Classical Voice has a quick preview of the season and a listing of the concerts and guest artists: “In that stately home in Burlingame, a glorious settings for weddings and when it comes…
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Sunday Dvorak Double-Header
Sunday marks another “double-header” with the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts! Following on the heels of its exploration of Beethoven’s complete string quartets, Mondavi Center mainstays the Alexander String Quartet celebrates its 30th anniversary with a focus on Czech composer Antonin Dvořák. A fixture in the major music capitals of four continents, the Quartet…
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Meet Alec Chien
ASQ will perform will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, with guest artist Alec Chienin Ford Memorial Chapel at Allegheny College. So in the meantime, we wanted to share a little about Mr. Chien! Alec Chien received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctor of musical arts degrees from the Juilliard School…
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Introducing Gary Gray
Sunday at the Sunny Hills Performing Arts Center, ASQ will perform the Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B Minor with clarinetist Gary Gray in the Fullerton Friends of Music Concert. Gary Gray studied clarinet with Robert McGinnis and Henry Gulick, and chamber music with Janos Starker at Indiana University, where he he obtained his Master’s degree…
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Meet Cindy Cox
Friday, ASQ will be at a “Meet the Composer” event at Santa Rosa Junior College to preview the world premiere (4/13/12) of composer Cindy Cox’s new string quartet Patagón, so today we’re excited to introduce you to this wonderful composer Radical, traditional, original, archetypal, Cindy Cox (b.1961) derives her “post-tonal” musical language from acoustics, innovations in technology,…
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Sonoma Classical Music Society Concert
Sunday, February 12th, the Alexander String Quartet goes to wine country! The Alexander String Quartet returns to Sonoma on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Vintage House, 264 First Street East, Sonoma at 3:00 pm. Sponsored by the Sonoma Classical Music Society, the Quartet will perform three classic works of the quartet repertoire, by Haydn, Beethoven,…
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Preparing for Dvořák
Dvořák’s Terzetto provides a rare opportunity for the cello to sit out and listen to the upper three members of the ASQ amuse and delight the listener without me, the cellist, “ruddering” the piece. My colleagues try to get together early before we start our regular quartet rehearsal to get some work done without my…
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ASQ 30th Anniversary Concert Photo Shoot
In preparation for our 30th Anniversary Concert, we got a few photos of the quartet with composer Jake Heggie, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Thanks to San Francisco Performances for letting us share these with you here!
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Preparing for a busy weekend
The Alexander String is preparing for a full weekend — three performances in two days! Saturday, January 28: Franz Schubert Series (Read Sandy Wilson’s take on the Schubert Quartets and Paul Yarbrough’s blog on the Schubert Series) San Francisco Performances Inc. Herbst Theatre San Francisco, California Tel: (415) 398-6449 Web: www.performances.org ASQ with lecturer, Robert…
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Jake Heggie Talks with SFCV about “Into the Fire”
Composer Jake Heggie spoke with Jason Victor Serinus of the San Francisco Classical Voice about his new work Camille Claudel that is to be premiered by the Alexander String Quartet and Joyce DiDonato during the ASQ’s 30th Anniversary Concert. Read through a sample of the dialogue, and then read the full interview on SFCV.org! What…
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Alexander String Quartet Celebrates 30th Anniversary Year With a Concert and Commission
The Alexander String Quartet celebrates our 30th anniversary year with a newly commissioned (commission from San Francisco Performances) collaborative vocal quintet, Camille Claudel: Into the Fire by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer featuring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. This work is based on the life of French sculptor Camille Claudel, Rodin’s lover, a confidante of…
