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
Reimagining The Lake Shore String Quartet
Sunday, October 15 at 7:00 PM
Juliette Kang, violin; Salley Koo, violin; Kirsten Johnson, viola; Amy Sue Barston, cello
In 1990, four teens formed The Lake Shore String Quartet as part of their musical studies in Chicago. Together, they won the highest American honor for a young string quartet: First Place and the Audience Prize at The Fischoff National Competition, the largest of its kind. One of their striking performances, recorded for broadcast, is now available to hear on YouTube, and it offers a powerful glimpse at the early artistry of four people who would go on to become world-class professionals: Amy Barston (cello) and Salley Koo (violin) became sought-after performers and faculty at major conservatories, Jennifer Koh a GRAMMY-winning violin soloist, and Kirsten Johnson associate principal viola for The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Thirty-three years later, this quartet (now with associate concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra Juliette Kang replacing Koh as first violin) reunites at the Park Avenue Community Center as part of the Park Avenue Concerts series. The music they will perform celebrates three women-composers whose contributions span almost 200 years: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Grażyna Bacewicz, and Jessie Montgomery.
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Strum
FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL: String Quartet in E-flat Major
GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ: String Quartet No. 4
Quey Percussion Duo
November 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Tim Broscious and Gene Koshinski, percussion
For nearly 20 years, Quey [“Kway”] Percussion Duo has dazzled audiences worldwide with their unmistakable style, having performed in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, China, France, Jordan, the UK, and extensively throughout the US. QPD holds the only full-time residency by a percussion duo in the US at the University of Delaware, and their focus on creating high-level social media video content has led to nearly 2 million views of their performances.
GENE KOSHINSKI: Impressions of Chinese Opera
IVAN TREVINO: Seesaw
JOHN BERGAMO: Piru Bole
MICHAEL TAYLOR: Rhapsody
TIM BROSCIOUS: Pick Up Sticks
ADAM SILVERMAN: Paper Covers Rock
Duo Esperance
January 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Julietta Curenton, flute and Bridget Kibbey, harp
Flutist Julietta Curenton and harpist Bridget Kibbey began performing together nearly twenty years ago at the International Chamber Music Competition in Arles, France where they won the premier prix.
The Four Seasons
March 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Featuring Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster David Kim with Park Avenue Baroque Ensemble with Charles Abramovic, harpsichord
ANTONIO VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
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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
