Friends of Chamber Music

Takacs String Quartet

SPECIAL EVENT:
The Creation of a Musical Meditation on Schubert

September 15, 2010, 7:00-9:00 PM - $20
Call 303-388-9839 to Register

Hising YaPresenter: Hsing-ay
Hsu of the University of Colorado, Boulder will discuss the new work by her husband, Daniel Kellogg, to be premiered by the Takács Quartet.

Location: Newman Center classroom

KelloggDaniel Kellogg, is one of the most exciting young composers around - "technically assured, fascinated by unusual sonic textures, unfailingly easy to listen to, yet far from simplistic." - The Washington Post.

Takács String Quartet — Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 7:30 pm

One of the world’s premiere string quartets, the Takács Quartet has been in residence at the University of Colorado since 1983.   Performing 90 concerts a year worldwide, the quartet is always a welcome presence in our series. The program will include the world premiere of a a new piece for string quartet by Univ. of Colorado composer Dan Kellogg.   

Concert Program

Schubert: Quartetsatz
Haydn Op. 71 No. 3
~ intermission ~
Kellogg "Soft Sleep Shall Contain You: A Meditation on Schubert's Death and the Maiden"
Schubert: D810 "Death and the Maiden"

Artists' Web Site:

www.takacsquartet.com