{"id":13262,"date":"2014-03-14T13:14:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T20:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/?p=13262"},"modified":"2014-05-29T16:01:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T23:01:42","slug":"arnica-quartet-plays-britten-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/14\/arnica-quartet-plays-britten-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"arnica quartet plays britten tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NWSfnVWMyQY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still looking for something to do, and happen to love both the string quartet and the music of Benjamin Britten, I&#8217;ve got the perfect concert for you! As part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchmusicmoderne.org\/wp\/\" target=\"_blank\">March Music Moderne IV<\/a>, we&#8217;re playing the three string quartets of Britten in a belated homage to his centenary year, 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/14\/arnica-quartet-plays-britten-tonight\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b.jpg?fit=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"791,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"britten program arnica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b.jpg?fit=500%2C647&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-13347\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b-500x647.jpg?resize=500%2C647\" alt=\"britten program arnica\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b.jpg?resize=500%2C647&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b.jpg?resize=200%2C258&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b.jpg?resize=300%2C388&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b.jpg?resize=624%2C807&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/13153692264_84fd1def32_b.jpg?w=791&amp;ssl=1 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the three quartets that were published in Britten&#8217;s lifetime, we&#8217;ll also be playing a <em>Chacony<\/em> of Henry Purcell, who Britten honored with his own <em>Chacony<\/em> that concludes the Second Quartet. It will be an intense and fascinating evening of music, and I hope you can attend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, OR 97202 [<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/bq2MB\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, March 14, 2014. The concert begins at 7:30 pm, door opens for seating at 7:00 pm. The concert should run approximately 2 hours in duration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much:<\/strong> Tickets are $10 at the door. Cash, check, and credit\/debit cards are accepted as payment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re still looking for something to do, and happen to love both the string quartet and the music of Benjamin Britten, I&#8217;ve got the perfect concert for you! As part of March Music Moderne IV, we&#8217;re playing the three string quartets of Britten in a belated homage to his centenary year, 2013. 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