The Ciompi Quartet

Florence Price’s unique voice ranges easily through the stylistic territory of late-romantic and mid-20th century classical music, while confidently incorporating ideas and idioms from Black American music.

Premier performances of works by Duke graduate composers Ethan Foote and Chris Williams.

Bartok: String Quartet #4.

Bartok: String Quartet #4

George Crumb said that Black Angels “was conceived as a kind of parable on our troubled contemporary world.”

Exact venue T. B.D., at University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Anthony Kelley: Sidelines Caplet: Conte Fantastique Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis Crumb: Ancient Voices of Children

The Ciompi Quartet with Jacquelyn Bartett, Harp. Exact venue T.B.D., at North Carolina Central University.

John Luther Adams: Above Sunset Pass (2007); Dvorak: Silent Woods; Arranged for string quartet by Andrew Waggoner; A Forest Unfolding (2018): a collaborative work by multiple creators.

A Forest Unfolding is a collaborative work inspired by recent scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees.

A Forest Unfolding is a collaborative work inspired by recent scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees.

A Forest Unfolding is a collaborative work inspired by recent scientific research into the rich communication and subterranean connectivity between trees.

Anthony Kelley, “Sidelines”; Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 4; Franz Schubert String Quartet in d minor, “Death and the Maiden”.

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

The Franklin Pond Chamber Music Competition is annual event open to middle and high school ensembles throughout the state of Georgia. Winners receive cash prizes as well the opportunity to perform before a live audience at the Awards Concert. The Ciompi Quartet will judge the competition and perform with the winners on May 28.

View the concert listing on ncartmuseum.org.

The first concert of the Ciompi Quartet Presents 2023 Summer Chamber Music Series features Jonathan Bagg with guest artists Benjamin Fingland (clarinet), Maiani da Silva (violin), Emely Phelps (piano) and Laura Gilbert (flute). The title for his presentation is drawn from a Bartók work that was written for Benny Goodman in 1938. The program features a unique musical combination with unusual instrumentation.

The second concert features violinist Eric Pritchard with guest artists Anton Miller (violin), Heather Bentley (viola), Elizabeth Anderson (cello) and Brandt Fredriksen (piano). The program includes two premiere performances of recently composed piano quintets inspired by visionary creatives and finishes with Handel’s well-known Passacaglia and Pärt’s beloved Spiegel im Spiegel.

The final concert in the summer series features Caroline Stinson performing with the Lydian String Quartet, Rachel Calin (bass) and Adriana Linares (viola).

Program: Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74 #1 Sofia Gubaidulina: String Quartet #2 (1987) Shelley Washington: Middleground for String Quartet (2017) Claude Debussy: String Quartet, Op 10

This Program is FREE: Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74 #1 Sofia Gubaidulina: String Quartet #2 (1987) Shelley Washington: Middleground for String Quartet (2017) Claude Debussy: String Quartet, Op 10

Johannes Brahms: String Quintet #2 in G Major, Op. 111, with Patrick Yim, violist

Johannes Brahms: String Quintet #2 in G Major, Op. 111, with Patrick Yim, violist