Crowden presents Sundays @ Four, our series of low-cost, family-friendly concerts featuring distinguished chamber musicians. Artists speak about each work and share their personal observations in these intimate concerts, followed by a Meet-the-Artists Reception. As always at Crowden, children under 18 attend free.
Friction Quartet, whose performances have been called "terribly beautiful" (San Francisco Classical Voice), "stunningly passionate" (Calgary Herald), and "exquisitely skilled" (ZealNYC), exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire. Since forming in 2011, Friction has commissioned 43 works for string quartet and given world premiere performances of more than 80 works.
Join us May 14 for a very special concert, featuring original works by Crowden's John Adams Young Composers Program faculty and alumni, including Dan Becker, Belinda Reynolds, Matthew Cmiel, John Reager, Mario Godoy, and Lauren Vandervelden.
Crowden founded the John Adams Young Composers Program in honor of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, our longtime friend, mentor, and Crowden School alumni parent, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The heart of its mission is to guide and mentor students through the formative stages of their creative growth as composers. With an expert faculty of professional composers who are dedicated, gifted teachers, and a rich network of professional musicians and ensembles, the John Adams Young Composers Program is uniquely poised to offer a launching pad for artistic expression that is grounded in disciplined work, expert individual guidance, and real-world experience. The resulting creative community is remarkable, with alumni now being programmed and commissioned by the likes of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony.
Free to $25.
Presented by Crowden Music Center
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Friction Quartet, whose performances have been called "terribly beautiful" (San Francisco Classical Voice), "stunningly passionate" (Calgary Herald), and "exquisitely skilled" (ZealNYC), exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire. Since forming in 2011, Friction has commissioned 43 works for string quartet and given world premiere performances of more than 80 works.
Join us May 14 for a very special concert, featuring original works by Crowden's John Adams Young Composers Program faculty and alumni, including Dan Becker, Belinda Reynolds, Matthew Cmiel, John Reager, Mario Godoy, and Lauren Vandervelden.
Crowden founded the John Adams Young Composers Program in honor of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, our longtime friend, mentor, and Crowden School alumni parent, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The heart of its mission is to guide and mentor students through the formative stages of their creative growth as composers. With an expert faculty of professional composers who are dedicated, gifted teachers, and a rich network of professional musicians and ensembles, the John Adams Young Composers Program is uniquely poised to offer a launching pad for artistic expression that is grounded in disciplined work, expert individual guidance, and real-world experience. The resulting creative community is remarkable, with alumni now being programmed and commissioned by the likes of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony.
Free to $25.
Presented by Crowden Music Center
Crowden presents Sundays @ Four, our series of low-cost, family-friendly concerts featuring distinguished chamber musicians. Artists speak about each work and share their personal observations in these intimate concerts, followed by a Meet-the-Artists Reception. As always at Crowden, children under 18 attend free.
Friction Quartet, whose performances have been called "terribly beautiful" (San Francisco Classical Voice), "stunningly passionate" (Calgary Herald), and "exquisitely skilled" (ZealNYC), exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire. Since forming in 2011, Friction has commissioned 43 works for string quartet and given world premiere performances of more than 80 works.
Join us May 14 for a very special concert, featuring original works by Crowden's John Adams Young Composers Program faculty and alumni, including Dan Becker, Belinda Reynolds, Matthew Cmiel, John Reager, Mario Godoy, and Lauren Vandervelden.
Crowden founded the John Adams Young Composers Program in honor of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, our longtime friend, mentor, and Crowden School alumni parent, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The heart of its mission is to guide and mentor students through the formative stages of their creative growth as composers. With an expert faculty of professional composers who are dedicated, gifted teachers, and a rich network of professional musicians and ensembles, the John Adams Young Composers Program is uniquely poised to offer a launching pad for artistic expression that is grounded in disciplined work, expert individual guidance, and real-world experience. The resulting creative community is remarkable, with alumni now being programmed and commissioned by the likes of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony.
Free to $25.
Presented by Crowden Music Center
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Friction Quartet, whose performances have been called "terribly beautiful" (San Francisco Classical Voice), "stunningly passionate" (Calgary Herald), and "exquisitely skilled" (ZealNYC), exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire. Since forming in 2011, Friction has commissioned 43 works for string quartet and given world premiere performances of more than 80 works.
Join us May 14 for a very special concert, featuring original works by Crowden's John Adams Young Composers Program faculty and alumni, including Dan Becker, Belinda Reynolds, Matthew Cmiel, John Reager, Mario Godoy, and Lauren Vandervelden.
Crowden founded the John Adams Young Composers Program in honor of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, our longtime friend, mentor, and Crowden School alumni parent, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The heart of its mission is to guide and mentor students through the formative stages of their creative growth as composers. With an expert faculty of professional composers who are dedicated, gifted teachers, and a rich network of professional musicians and ensembles, the John Adams Young Composers Program is uniquely poised to offer a launching pad for artistic expression that is grounded in disciplined work, expert individual guidance, and real-world experience. The resulting creative community is remarkable, with alumni now being programmed and commissioned by the likes of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony.
Free to $25.
Presented by Crowden Music Center
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