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Art of Élan and the Formosa Quartet present the World Premier of "Song Recollections" for String Quartet

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Event ID: 
5297
Title: 
Art of Élan and the Formosa Quartet present the World Premier of "Song Recollections" for String Quartet
March 29, 2016
Presented by: 
Art of Élan
Event Type: 
Performances
Genre: 
Classical/Contemporary
Event Contact Name: 
Bryan Smith
Event Contact Email: 
Event Description: 

On March 29th at The San Diego Museum of Art, the Formosa Quartet premieres Lei Liang’s “Song Recollections,” the much-anticipated string quartet that Art of Élan commissioned with national support from Chamber Music America and the Koussevitzky Foundation. This is the second year of the Formosa Quartet’s residency with Art of Élan, which has included performance and commissioning opportunities, as well as recording support. In addition to “Song Recollections,” the March 29th program features “Hungarian Folk Songs,” also written for the Formosa Quartet by American composer Dana Wilson, as well as “Threnodies I and II” for flute, violin, viola and cello by Aaron Copland.

Ensemble Name: 
Formosa Quartet
Musicians: 
Jasmine Lin - Violin; Wayne Lee - Violin; Che-Yen Chen - Viola; Deborah Pae - Cello; Rose Lombardo - Flute
Composers: 
Lei Liang, Dana Wilson, Aaron Copland
Program: 

PROGRAM

Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 7 p.m.

The San Diego Museum of Art

Hungarian Folk Songs                                                                                       Dana Wilson

I.          Dudatánc (bagpipe dance)
II.        Ballada (ballad)
III.       A Rátóti (people from Rátót)
IV.       Lancz (chains)
V.         Porondos (on the river bank)
VI.       Ej Görbénye (Hey, Görbénye)
VII.      Maramarosi (dances in Máramures)
VIII.     Nechoczety (the refusal; sometime called “Bear Dance”) 

FORMOSA QUARTET

Threnodies                                                                                                       Aaron Copland

I.               In Memoriam Igor Stravinksy

II.             In Memoriam Beatrice Cunningham

Rose Lombardo, flute and alto flute

Wayne Lee, violin

Che-Yen Chen, viola

Deborah Pae, cello

Song Recollections   **World Premier                                                                            Lei Liang

                                                                    FORMOSA QUARTET

 

 

Venue: 
San Diego Museum of Art
Location: 
1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92102 Located in Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
Phone: 
(619) 232-7931
URL: 
http://www.sdmart.org
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