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April 17, 2000 -- The McIntire Department of Music proudly presents the New Music Ensemble on Monday, April 17, at 8:15 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia. The program features a variety of music and artists, including Shostakovich, "Quartet number 8," which will be performed by a student group currently studying in the Guild Trio Chamber Music Performance Seminar, Music 364. This is one of Shastakovich's most popular and gripping quartets, and is often also played in a string orchestra arrangement. It contains intensely sorrowful, slow, and sustained as well as brutal, fast and relentless music. The program will also feature two guest artists, David and Miriam Teie. David is a cellist in the National Symphony, and also a composer, while Miriam is a pianist. These artists will be performing "Adagio" and "Allegro" for cello and piano, which was composed by David and inspired by Schumann's famous "Adagio and Allegro." The performance will also include an improvisational work, organized and coached by John D'earth, which will involve many of the Music Department's most talented players. The work centers around readings by Lisa Russ-Spaar of her poetry accompanied by the players, and involves a dynamic interplay between the reader and the musicians. The program will also feature "Umbrian Colors," an evocative work for violin and guitar by Barbara Kolb, performed by Janet Orenstein and Mike Rosensky. The concert is free and open to the public. For further information, call the Old Cabell Box Office at (804) 924-3984. |
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Music Ensemble to Perform on April 17 in Old Cabell Hall