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Blair Faculty Signature Series: The Blair String Quartet

Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music

October 14, 2011

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The Blair String Quartet with special guest Bil Jackson, clarinet
Christian Teal, violin
Cornelia Heard, violin
John Kochanowski, viola
Felix Wang, cello
Bil Jackson, new Associate Professor of Clarinet at Blair and a renowned performer, joins the Quartet for a performance of The Quintet for Clarinet and Strings by Mozart, one of the great works of chamber music. The work was composed in 1789 for Anton Stadler, principal clarinetist of the court orchestra in Vienna. There is great variety and contrast in this work. The fourth movement is a theme and variations, notable for its range of moods.

The program opens with the String Quartet No.1, Op. 49 of Dmitri Shostakovich. Composed in 1938 and following his famous Fifth Symphony (1937), the work was helpful in returning Shostakovich to official favor with the Soviet government. Shostakovich called it “a springtime work,” and it exhibits a charm and wit not present in later quartet works of the composer.
The concert closes with Ravel’s only string quartet. Composed early in his career in 1902 and1903, the work is a staple of string quartet literature. It contains beautiful soaring melodies, pizzicato sounds that mimic a Javanese gamelan orchestra, impressionistic tone colors, and an exciting finale.
Sponsored by Marsha and Ken Mifflin

 

Location: Ingram Hall

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    Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music

    2400 Blakemore Avenue
    Nashville, TN 37212

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    October 14, 2011

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    Friday 8:00pm

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