Musical Masterworks will continue its series of chamber music concerts at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme with concerts on Saturday, February 11 at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 12 at 3:00 p.m. The concerts will feature the string quartet “Brooklyn Rider.” Musical Masterworks Artistic Director Edward Arron will perform with the quartet on cello and serve as host for the concerts.
The program will feature musical compositions spanning four centuries, including the Fantasia Upon One Note for Five Instruments by the early Baroque composer Henry Purcell. Classical era composer Luigi Boccherini’s String Quartet in E Major will also be on the program, along with Beethoven’s String Quartet in c sharp minor, Opus 131. The program will also include works by Brazilian jazz composer Joao Gilberto; a contemporary work by Italian composer Giovanni Sollima; and an original piece by Brooklyn Rider’s violinist and composer Colin Jacobsen.
Brooklyn Rider is a genre-defying string quartet that combines an eclectic repertoire with a electrifying performance style. The quartet has performed at venues as varied as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center to Joe’s Pub in New York. This season the quartet made their Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall in October to great acclaim.
Tickets to the February 11 and 12 concerts are $35 with $5 student tickets available. For more information and to purchase tickets, please call 860-434-2252 or visit www.musicalmasterworks.org.
