Verona Quartet at Poets House (Chelsea Music Festival)

The Verona Quartet takes the stage at the intimate Poets House for an evening spanning centuries and cultures — from Philip Glass's introspective String Quartet No. 2 "Company", inspired by a Samuel Beckett novel, to George Walker's deeply personal Lyric for String Quartet, a lament for his enslaved grandmother. The program also features MoonStrike, a dramatic 25-minute work by Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate weaving together American Indian legends and the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, and closes with a New York premiere: a swinging Twenties Tunes Jazz Suite arranged by Peter Myers, bringing the sounds of the Cotton Club roaring back.

A wine reception follows.

Verona Quartet: Jonathan Ong, violin · Dorothy Ro, violin · Abigail Rojansky, viola · Jonathan Dormand, cello Narrator: Byron Singleton Poet: Wayne Koestenbaum

Program Philip Glass — String Quartet No. 2 "Company" George Walker — Lyric for String Quartet Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate — MoonStrike Arr. Peter Myers — Twenties Tunes Jazz Suite (NY Premiere)

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