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Music and Poetry with Carolyn Forché
We’ve told you a little about our upcoming concert with poet Carolyn Forché, and today we’re happy to share the full program for this exciting collaboration of poetry and music (poetry by Carolyn Forché unless noted otherwise): Poetry to be read before, after and between movements: “Visitation” “The Lost Suitcase” “Exile” “Letter to a City… Continue Reading
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MusicWeb International Reviews Mozart Haydn Quartets
MusicWeb International has a new review of our Mozart: Homage — the Six Quartets Dedicated to Haydn recording: “Individually, Mozart’s ‘Haydn’ Quartets have been recorded countless times by every string quartet worth its salt…The ASQ – who last year celebrated their 30th anniversary – are hard to fault in any regard: their professionalism is immaculate,… Continue Reading
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Halloween Scary Concerts!
Although my colleagues may have different concert terrors, for me it has been the many performances we have given over three decades of George Crumb’s Black Angels which have never failed to provide a scare of one sort or another. In fact, the last minute uncertainties have become so reliable that I now feel almost… Continue Reading
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Carolyn Forché Reads Museum of Stones
Earlier this week, we introduced you to poet Carolyn Forché, so for the weekend we’d like to introduce you to her poetry: Thursday November 8, 2012 7:30 pm Classical Concert Series Seton Hall University South Orange Performing Arts Center South Orange, New Jersey Tel: (973) 313-2787 Web: www.shu.edu/academics/artsci/arts-council/ Program: ASQ with poetry and readings by Carolyn Forché… Continue Reading
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Meet Carolyn Forché
Our November concerts kick off at Seton Hall and begins with a performance with poetry and readings by Carolyn Forché, so today, we’d like to introduce you to this wonderful poet: Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1950, poet, teacher and activist Carolyn Forché has witnessed, thought about, and put into poetry some of the most… Continue Reading
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Zak Grafilo takes on new role as conductor
ASQ violinist Zak Grafilo wears many hats as a performer and arranger for much of the ASQ repertory, and we’ve already let you in on his role as recording producer, but today we’re featuring his newest “hat” — conductor! This Wednesday (10/24), Zak will be conducting the San Francisco State University Orchestra. Take a look… Continue Reading
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ArkivMusic Recommends Gershwin & Kern!
The newly revamped ArkivMusic has a new featured list of recommended new releases they are calling their “Drilldown” and we’re happy to report that our newest release Gershwin & Kern, has made the list! Check out the full list by clicking here. Track 6: “The Way You Look Tonight” by Jerome Kern Stream via SoundCloud… Continue Reading
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Sandy Interviews the Carducci String Quartet
In preparation for their upcoming debut Music at Kohl Mansion performance, Carducci String Quartet violist Eoin Schmidt-Martin took some time to talk with MAKM Honorary Chair Sandy Wilson of the Alexander String Quartet. Sandy: How are your preparations for this North American trip taking shape? Does this constitute your first trip to Northern California… Continue Reading
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Franz Schubert at St. John’s
Saturday ASQ travels to St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, California to perform the first San Francisco Performances concert of the season! Is it a concert series? Scholarly lectures? Classical music stand-up? The ASQ with Robert Greenberg is all three and more. For more than twenty years, these five passionate performers, avid scholars and friends… Continue Reading
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Meet Andreas Werz
Wednesday, October 10th, ASQ will perform in the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts at California State University, Fresno along with the Series director and pianist Andreas Werz. Here’s a little about Mr. Werz and the Philip Lorenz Memorial series: Andreas Werz: Andreas Werz has concertized extensively in the United States, Mexico, France, Italy, Spain and… Continue Reading
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Sunday Kicks off new Schubert Series at Mondavi Center
Sunday’s concert marks the 10th season of concerts at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts in Davis, CA, and features the first performance of Schubert’s Quartet No. 8 by the ASQ. For fabulous insight into the works on this concert, please visit the wonderful article on www.davisenterprise.com: “The first program will… Continue Reading
