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Strings Under the Stars
August 22, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
Strings Under the Stars
Thursday, August 22, 6 pm
Please note: Due to the possiblity of rain, the concert will be held indoors at :
Greek Church
3573 Bruckner Blvd.
Bronx Arts Ensemble’s string quartet presents a program of music by all Francophone composers. Centering around Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major, the program will also feature the guitar music of Haitian composer Frantz Casséus and the string music of Germaine Tailleferre, member of the infamous French composers’ collective Les Six.
Performers:
Monica Davis, first violin
Sarah Zun, second violin
Adda Kridler, viola
Eleanor Norton, cello
Francisco Roldán, guitar
Program:
Erik Satie’s Gymnopedie No. 1, arranged for guitar
Erik Satie’s Gnossienne No. 1, arranged for guitar
Germaine Tailleferre’s String Quartet
Claude Debussy’s “La Fille aux Chevaux de Lin,” arranged for guitar
Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major
Frantz Casseus’ “Petro,” “Yanvalloux,” and “Dance of the Hounsies”
Supported by NYC Council Member Mark Gjonaj
