World-class chamber music in Swarthmore, PA

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All concerts are at the Park Avenue Community Center • 129 Park Avenue • Swarthmore, PA 19081

The Lake Shore Quartet

October 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Juliette Kang and Salley Koo, violins; Kirsten Johnson, viola; Amy Sue Barston, cello

The Lake Shore Quartet returns to the PAC Center to perform gems of the classical repertoire.

W. A. MOZART: String Quartet No. 17 “The Hunt”
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13

Jason Vieaux and Friends

November 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Jason Vieaux, guitar; Dara Morales and Daniel Han violins; Che-Hung Chen, viola; Amy Sue Barston, cello; Phillip O’Banion, castanets.

Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” In appearances from New York’s Lincoln Center to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Seoul Arts Center, Jason Vieaux has cemented his reputation as an artist of brilliance and uncompromised mastery. Cited for his “eloquent and vibrant performances” on disc (Gramophone Magazine) he is hailed as “virtuosic, flamboyant, dashing and, sometimes ineffably lyrical” (New York Times) on stage.

For this concert, Vieaux is joined by Park Avenue Concerts mainstay performers for a brilliant presentation of classic and original music.

LUIGI BOCCHERINI: Quintet No. 4 “Fandango”
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
: Aria from Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
FRANCISCO TARRÉGA: Capricho Arabe
JASON VIEAUX: Home
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ: Asturias (Leyenda)

Park Avenue Baroque

January 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Marc Rovetti and Dara Morales, violins; Charles Abramovic, harpsichord; Amy Sue Barston, cello

Park Avenue Concerts invites you to party like it’s 1699 for this concert of Baroque classics, featuring returning favorite performers: keyboardist Charles Abramovic on harpsichord, Philadelphia Orchestra violinists Marc Rovetti and Dara Morales, and Park Avenue Concerts director and Juilliard faculty cellist Amy Sue Barston. The concert will include gems of Baroque chamber music and will conclude with an inclusive performance of J.S. Bach’s ebullient Double Concerto, in which all members of our community who play violin, viola, or cello are invited to join in and perform alongside our featured performers.

Winterreise

February 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM

An enchanting performance of Schubert’s haunting masterpiece heard in an uncommonly beautiful setting for voice and string quartet.

Performed by baritone Randall Scarlata and The Dalí Quartet.

FRANZ SCHUBERT: Winterreise

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The Park Avenue Community Center

Park Avenue Chamber Concerts are produced by the Park Avenue Community Center. Learn more about this organization at http://thepac.center