The Arnica Quartet is presenting their second concert of the season in Portland on Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Music Center. The concert is part of the month-long March Music Moderne festival curated by Bob Priest. The concert features music by some of the greatest composers from the 17th – 21st
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Last night the Arnica String Quartet played a special concert of works by Daniel Ott and Benjamin Britten. It was a huge undertaking, but was so gratifying because of the quality of the music, our musical collaborators, and the great turnout of a wonderful audience.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
You still have the opportunity to pick up a ticket or two to the Arnica Quartet’s Parallels: Music of Daniel Ott & Benjamin Britten concert on Friday evening (8 p.m.) at the Community Music Center’s Recital Hall. Daniel Ott – Refracted Fragments for viola and piano (2008) Benjamin Britten – Phantasy for oboe and string trio, Op. 2 (1932)
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
As you can see from the photo above, there is a lot of stuff on my plate for the month of September! The Arnica Quartet is playing a concert of music by Daniel Ott and Benjamin Britten – two composers that don’t really set out to write simple music – for our concert at the
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
My string quartet – the Arnica String Quartet – will be participating in the inaugural Gorge Music Festival in White Salmon, Washington and Hood River, Oregon next weekend. You can find further info at the quartet’s website. I hope you can make it to one of the concerts (same program in both venues).
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Phew. This weekend is over. It seemed, on Thursday afternoon, that Monday would never, ever come. It’s been such a busy time for me over this past week, especially considering that it was the spring break week for the Oregon Symphony. But, as time during the season is relatively scant for doing outside musical
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Playing anything after a long period of absence is difficult, but it’s my opinion that chamber music – especially the string quartet – is the most difficult to come back to and do well. There are just so many variables among the four instruments, as well as the sheer breadth and difficulty of the repertoire,
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
