Colby | News | Four String Quartet Concerts at Colby July 29 through August 9

Release Date: Wed 9-Jul-2003
Contact: Office of Special Programs
Phone: 207-872-3386

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Four String Quartet Concerts at Colby July 29 through August 9

A series of string quartet concerts will be held July 29 through August 9 at Colby College in Waterville. Two formal concerts by the Portland String Quartet are scheduled for July 29 and August 5; two performances by participants in the 28th annual Portland String Quartet Workshop at Colby will be presented August 9.

The Portland String Quartet will perform Tuesday-evening concerts on July 29 and August 5. The 7:30 p.m. performances will be in Strider Theater of Runnals Building. Admission is $10 and there is no charge for students 21 years old or younger. The program for July 29 includes Haydn's "String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5," Schubert's "String Quartet in E Maj., Op 125, No. 1" and Bartok's "String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7." The August 5 concert will feature Mozart's "String Quartet in G Major, K.387," emeritus music professor Peter R�e9;'s "String Quartet No. 1 (1956)" and Brahms's "String Quartet in C minor, Op.51, No. 1."

Participants in the Portland String Quartet's 28th annual summer string quartet workshop will perform at 2 p.m. and at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, in Strider Theater of Runnals Building. The concerts are open to the public free of charge. The workshop attracts a select group of musicians from around the world who spend two weeks at Colby in July and August in an intensive schedule of rehearsals, coaching sessions and master classes.

The Portland String Quartet includes violist Julia Adams, violinists Stephen Kecskemethy and Ronald Lantz and cellist Paul Ross. The group was founded in 1969 and currently is celebrating its 34th season without a change in personnel. The ensemble has played together longer than any U.S. quartet. The quartet has established a reputation for strong performances on its international tours, and its recordings have won a variety of honors.

For more information about the Portland String Quartet Workshop, contact Colby's Office of Special Programs at 207-872-3386.

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