Four virtual performances taking place over two days showcase Evolution: Quartet 2021 participant quartets and composers. Programs offer a full spectrum of repertoire for string quartet from the baroque period to present day and feature world premier performances works created by participant composers.

This livestream performance will be broadcast specially for the Banff Centre community from Church of the Transfiguration, New York City.

How to Watch Details Coming Soon:

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5pm EDT

Desdemona Quartet

Adrianne Munden-Dixon, violin

Caroline Drexler, violin

Carrie Frey, viola

Julia Henderson, cello

Scholarship support generously provided by: Barbara and John Poole Memorial Endowment

Margaret Kogos, participant composer

Scholarship support generously provided by: Banff Centre Artist Award

Program

(Approx. 60 minutes. No intermission)

Momentum and Stasis

jaune doré | Maria Kaoutzani (b. 1993)

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky" | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

Fantazia in F Major, Z. 737 | Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Past, Present, in Future (2021)* | Margaret Kogos

Fantazia in A Minor, Z. 740 (June 23, 1680) | Henry Purcell

Tattooed in Snow (2014) | Du Yun (b. 1977)

Fantazia in C minor, Z. 738 (June 19, 1680) | Henry Purcell

Presented in partnership with Gotham Early Music Scene, New York City and the National Arts Centre