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Anniversaries and Discoveries — Paul Yarbrough
The best thing about anniversaries is the opportunity for discovery they provide. When we decided to honor Benjamin Britten’s centennial year with a survey of his works for string quartet, I was already an admirer of the great English composer. In the early 80’s, as an extra at the Metropolitan Opera, I had the unforgettable…
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Celebrating Britten’s Centennial at Baruch College — Sandy Wilson
The Alexander String Quartet has just wrapped another wonderful week in New York, teaching twenty one classes at Baruch College in NYC. Reminiscing a little this afternoon during our performance in the College’s justly revered Engelman Recital Hall in the Baruch Performing Arts Center, we contemplated a few statistics: As we begin our 28th year…
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ASQ Goes for Baruch this Week!
The ASQ has two concerts at Baruch College this week, including a performance of Britten’s String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 during the Britten Centennial celebrations! Thursday November 21, 2013 2:45 pm Aaron Silberman Concert Series Baruch College, City University of New York Engelman Recital Hall New York, New York Tel: (646) 312-4056 Web: www.baruch.cuny.edu/…
