All photos of opus87 by Ken Yanagisawa Photography.
Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 4 pm
Northminster Evangelical Presbyterian Church
106 Clearview Rd., Madison Heights, VA 24572
Northminster Evangelical Presbyterian Church
106 Clearview Rd., Madison Heights, VA 24572
Brian Daurelle, piano
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Francesca Abusamra, violin
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Dudley Raine IV, viola
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Thea Mesirow, cello
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The aim of the opus87 piano quartet is to expose new and underappreciated facets of our instrumentation. We exist at the crossroad between two common ensemble types: the piano trio and the string quartet. Thus, we seek to emulate the best qualities of these groups, while also taking advantage of the flexibility and originality afforded by our configuration.
In seeking repertoire from the common practice period, we try to find less-familiar works that can shed new light on how composers have treated the piano quartet medium. The single-movement work on our program by Judith Weir is a beautiful distillation of the composer’s chamber style, while Walton's quartet presents an engaging dialogue between the early and late twentieth century, reflecting the disparate date of its writing and its revision. Throughout the program are interspersed movements from the famous ‘Dumky’ piano trio by Antonin Dvořák, with the bass part swapping between the cello and the viola, in altered tuning. We hope these three distinct and unusual works gives the audience a chance to get to know the piano quartet medium inside and out—and to enjoy some great chamber music! |
Violist Dudley Raine IV, who grew up in Lynchburg, VA, is a founding member of opus87 piano quartet, a New York-based chamber quartet of young professional musicians. Quartet members are Francesca Abusamra, violin; Dudley Raine IV, viola, Thea Mesirow, cello (guest artist for the 2018-2019 season) and Brian Daurelle, pianist and resident composer.
“I like being able to play chamber music with people who care as much about it as I do! It is great to bring a bit of New York flavor back to Lynchburg this April. We are happy to have the opportunity to work with Amherst Glebe Arts Response (AGAR) and with Northminster Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Madison Heights on April 7th.” --Dudley Raine IV |
Tickets: $15–adults/seniors, $2–k-12 students, $5–college students
Tickets may be purchased online at LynchburgTickets.com in advance or
at the door, starting 1 hour before the performance.
Tickets may be purchased online at LynchburgTickets.com in advance or
at the door, starting 1 hour before the performance.
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Download your copy of the 2018-2019 AGAR Season Brochure
All tickets can be ordered online through LYNCHBURG TICKETS. They may also be purchased at the door starting 45 minutes before each performance. CLICK HERE for more information on ticket pricing and events. | ||
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Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. (AGAR) | PO Box 117, Clifford, VA 24533 | (434) 989-3215
Email: AmherstGlebeArts@gmail.com | Facebook: AmherstGlebeArtsResponse
Email: AmherstGlebeArts@gmail.com | Facebook: AmherstGlebeArtsResponse
