PROGRAM:
The Mind's Ear: Motion Beyond Silence
JOHN CAGE: Quartet in 4 Parts
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet Op.130 with Grosse Fuge
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Strum
CAROLINE SHAW: Entr'acte
JULIUS EASTMAN: Joy Boy
ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
"Few string quartets can command the stage like the Calder Quartet," declared The Washington Post of this versatile and vibrant ensemble that excels equally at composer collaborations and standard-setting performances of classics. They set out to do just that with two programs mixing it up with chamber music milestones and thrilling new voices. In this program, Antoine Hunter, a superbly gifted dancer / choreographer, founder of Urban Jazz Dance Company, and advocate for the Deaf community, expresses his experience in a hearing world through dance.
Benjamin Jacobson, violin
Tereza Stanislav, violin
Jonathan Moerschel, viola
Eric Byers, cello
PROGRAM:
The Mind's Ear: Motion Beyond Silence
JOHN CAGE: Quartet in 4 Parts
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet Op.130 with Grosse Fuge
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Strum
CAROLINE SHAW: Entr'acte
JULIUS EASTMAN: Joy Boy
ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
"Few string quartets can command the stage like the Calder Quartet," declared The Washington Post of this versatile and vibrant ensemble that excels equally at composer collaborations and standard-setting performances of classics. They set out to do just that with two programs mixing it up with chamber music milestones and thrilling new voices. In this program, Antoine Hunter, a superbly gifted dancer / choreographer, founder of Urban Jazz Dance Company, and advocate for the Deaf community, expresses his experience in a hearing world through dance.
Benjamin Jacobson, violin
Tereza Stanislav, violin
Jonathan Moerschel, viola
Eric Byers, cello
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