Fri April 10, 2015
Cypress String Quartet Presents their 2015 Call & Response Program
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The Cypress Quartet's 2015 Call & Response program will feature the world premiere of award-winning French composer Philippe Hersant's String Quartet No. 5. Hersant's new work will be performed alongside the two "night" themed works that inspired it: Bartok's String Quartet No. 4 and Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2.
Of his String Quartet No. 5 Hersant says, "When my friends, the Cypress String Quartet, gave me the great honor of commissioning me to write them String Quartet No.3 in 2012, I was extremely pleased. I was equally thrilled with their proposal to commission a second work for their 2015 series. The theme they have chosen for Call & Response 2015 is 'Night.' My work is a direct response to Beethoven's Op.59, No.2, and more specifically, to its slow movement. Carl Czerny described Beethoven's moment of inspiration for the second movement as having occurred, 'while contemplating the starry sky and thinking of the music of the spheres.' In this piece, Beethoven aspires to unify heaven and earth, God and man. This meditative inner voyage is, without a doubt, one of the most intense connections with Beethoven-esque spirituality."
Through its signature Call & Response program Cypress commissions and premieres new string quartets from both emerging and celebrated composers, asking them to write in response to established chamber repertoire. Call & Response creates a dynamic dialogue between the past and present, between performers and composers, and among audiences of all ages. Cypress annual Call & Response concert has earned a strong West Coast following and is preceded by community outreach throughout the Bay Area in public libraries, unorthodox spaces, and schools. In addition, Cypress frequently tours Call & Response repertoire, bringing these new works to cities across the country. To date, Cypress has commissioned and premiered over 30 pieces, four of which were chosen for Chamber Music America's list of "101 Great American Ensemble Works."
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Of his String Quartet No. 5 Hersant says, "When my friends, the Cypress String Quartet, gave me the great honor of commissioning me to write them String Quartet No.3 in 2012, I was extremely pleased. I was equally thrilled with their proposal to commission a second work for their 2015 series. The theme they have chosen for Call & Response 2015 is 'Night.' My work is a direct response to Beethoven's Op.59, No.2, and more specifically, to its slow movement. Carl Czerny described Beethoven's moment of inspiration for the second movement as having occurred, 'while contemplating the starry sky and thinking of the music of the spheres.' In this piece, Beethoven aspires to unify heaven and earth, God and man. This meditative inner voyage is, without a doubt, one of the most intense connections with Beethoven-esque spirituality."
Through its signature Call & Response program Cypress commissions and premieres new string quartets from both emerging and celebrated composers, asking them to write in response to established chamber repertoire. Call & Response creates a dynamic dialogue between the past and present, between performers and composers, and among audiences of all ages. Cypress annual Call & Response concert has earned a strong West Coast following and is preceded by community outreach throughout the Bay Area in public libraries, unorthodox spaces, and schools. In addition, Cypress frequently tours Call & Response repertoire, bringing these new works to cities across the country. To date, Cypress has commissioned and premiered over 30 pieces, four of which were chosen for Chamber Music America's list of "101 Great American Ensemble Works."
The Cypress Quartet's 2015 Call & Response program will feature the world premiere of award-winning French composer Philippe Hersant's String Quartet No. 5. Hersant's new work will be performed alongside the two "night" themed works that inspired it: Bartok's String Quartet No. 4 and Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2.
Of his String Quartet No. 5 Hersant says, "When my friends, the Cypress String Quartet, gave me the great honor of commissioning me to write them String Quartet No.3 in 2012, I was extremely pleased. I was equally thrilled with their proposal to commission a second work for their 2015 series. The theme they have chosen for Call & Response 2015 is 'Night.' My work is a direct response to Beethoven's Op.59, No.2, and more specifically, to its slow movement. Carl Czerny described Beethoven's moment of inspiration for the second movement as having occurred, 'while contemplating the starry sky and thinking of the music of the spheres.' In this piece, Beethoven aspires to unify heaven and earth, God and man. This meditative inner voyage is, without a doubt, one of the most intense connections with Beethoven-esque spirituality."
Through its signature Call & Response program Cypress commissions and premieres new string quartets from both emerging and celebrated composers, asking them to write in response to established chamber repertoire. Call & Response creates a dynamic dialogue between the past and present, between performers and composers, and among audiences of all ages. Cypress annual Call & Response concert has earned a strong West Coast following and is preceded by community outreach throughout the Bay Area in public libraries, unorthodox spaces, and schools. In addition, Cypress frequently tours Call & Response repertoire, bringing these new works to cities across the country. To date, Cypress has commissioned and premiered over 30 pieces, four of which were chosen for Chamber Music America's list of "101 Great American Ensemble Works."
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Of his String Quartet No. 5 Hersant says, "When my friends, the Cypress String Quartet, gave me the great honor of commissioning me to write them String Quartet No.3 in 2012, I was extremely pleased. I was equally thrilled with their proposal to commission a second work for their 2015 series. The theme they have chosen for Call & Response 2015 is 'Night.' My work is a direct response to Beethoven's Op.59, No.2, and more specifically, to its slow movement. Carl Czerny described Beethoven's moment of inspiration for the second movement as having occurred, 'while contemplating the starry sky and thinking of the music of the spheres.' In this piece, Beethoven aspires to unify heaven and earth, God and man. This meditative inner voyage is, without a doubt, one of the most intense connections with Beethoven-esque spirituality."
Through its signature Call & Response program Cypress commissions and premieres new string quartets from both emerging and celebrated composers, asking them to write in response to established chamber repertoire. Call & Response creates a dynamic dialogue between the past and present, between performers and composers, and among audiences of all ages. Cypress annual Call & Response concert has earned a strong West Coast following and is preceded by community outreach throughout the Bay Area in public libraries, unorthodox spaces, and schools. In addition, Cypress frequently tours Call & Response repertoire, bringing these new works to cities across the country. To date, Cypress has commissioned and premiered over 30 pieces, four of which were chosen for Chamber Music America's list of "101 Great American Ensemble Works."
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