{"id":6941,"date":"2011-10-01T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/?p=6941"},"modified":"2013-02-07T20:55:06","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T04:55:06","slug":"happy-arnicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/01\/happy-arnicans\/","title":{"rendered":"happy arnicans!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yes - we're all smiling, and not just because of the beer!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last night the Arnica String Quartet<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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Susan Dewitt Smith, Erin Gustafson & the Arnica String Quartet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Last night the Arnica String Quartet played a special concert of works by Daniel Ott and Benjamin Britten. 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