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2010-2011 Concerts

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:48:57 +0000

Just adding concerts as they come up – the first to be scheduled for this coming season is our first ever performance in Astoria at the lovely Liberty Theater. The concert will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March … Continue reading →

newport concert a success

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:35:37 +0000

Saturday, December 19th, the quartet played the Newport Performing Arts Center in Newport, Oregon as part of the Newport Symphony’s 2009-2010 season. We had a great crowd of very enthusiastic music lovers, and the concert was very well received. We hope to return to their season in the future – it was a shame that we weren’t able to stay after the concert and meet more people and see more of Newport. Unfortunately, we had to drive back to Portland for an Oregon Symphony rehearsal and concert Sunday morning.

Our guest pianist for the Franck Piano Quintet that we were fortunate to collaborate with one of our favorite artists in Portland, pianist Cary Lewis. He played with passion and sensitivity, and really brought this work to life for us!

We also had the great fortune of having another wonderful guest cellist for this concert, and we stayed in the family after having invited Trevor Fitzpatrick to perform with us at the OHSU concert earlier this year. This time his wife, Marilyn deOliveira, also a member of the Oregon Symphony, was able to perform a highly demanding program with great grace, humor, and artistic excellence. Thank you, Marilyn!

OHSU Concert October 28th @ Noon

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:47:20 +0000

Trevor Fitzpatrick/Photo: Absolute Images

We’ll be presenting another lunchtime concert at the OHSU Auditorium as part of their annual concert series. Replacing Heather Blackburn temporarily for this concert will be our guest cellist from the Oregon Symphony, Trevor Fitzpatrick. We’re thankful that he’s able to join us!

Two great Classical works will be played on this concert – the first, a late work by Franz Joseph “Papa” Haydn, the father of the modern string quartet form, the Op. 76 no. 4 in B-flat major “Sunrise”. The second is part of a collection of six late string quartets that were famously dedicated to Haydn, by his successor in string quartet mastery, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – in this case the K. 565 C major “Dissonant” quartet.

Complete information and directions available here.

what happens at a soundcheck, anyway?

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:08:06 +0000

Here’s your answer – a nearly 4 minute mp3 of our pre-concert work on the opening of Mendelssohn’s great A minor String Quartet, op. 13. Fumino Ando is on first violin, Shin-young Kwon on second.

admin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:12:33 +0000

personnel news

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:13:45 +0000

Violinist Sarah Roth has taken a leave of absence for this season, and we’re pleased to welcome Fumino Ando as her able replacement for this season. I don’t know if she realizes what she’s in for, but we’re glad to have her!

Old Church Noon Series – February 6, 2008

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:02:31 +0000

A quartet of Oregon Symphony musicians (Shin-young Kwon, Fumino Ando, violins; Masayo Higuchi, viola; Adam Esbensen, cello) performs Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”, then the Arnicas take to the stage to perform Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F major, Op. 53 with the pianist of the Lanier Trio, Cary Lewis.

Free Admission. Location: The Old Church 1422 SW 11th, Portland, Oregon, 97202.