Seven world-class string quartets will perform at Vancouver New Music’s 2018 Festival. Quartetti features a line-up of versatile contemporary string quartets from Canada, the US and Europe
Date/Time: Oct 18 2018, 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Vancouver, Orpheum Annex | Event calendarCost: $33.00
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Of special note, Vancouver’s Black Dog String Quartet will take the stage all three nights, performing works by Navajo/US composer Raven Chacon, and participants from Chacon’s Native American Composer Apprentice Project. Chacon will bring his unique workshop to Vancouver in advance of the festival, working with local Indigenous youths to create pieces for string quartet that will be premiered at the festival.
THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER
Black Dog String Quartet
Quatuor Bozzini
JACK Quartet
FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER
Maurice Quartet
Penderecki Quartet
Black Dog String Quartet (feat. premieres by composers from Raven Chacon's Indigenous Youth String Quartet Project)
SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER
Quartetto Noûs
Mivos Quartet
Black Dog String Quartet (feat. premieres by composers from Raven Chacon's Indigenous Youth String Quartet Project)
~ Join us Saturday night after the concert for a Post-Show Reception, sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver ~
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