Beethoven’s Op. 127 String Quartet: Who first played this music? What are the unique features? How do recent revelations of Beethoven’s notational ‘code’ (uncovered by our speaker) shed light on our understanding of the music? Nicholas Kitchen, first violinist of the Borromeo String Quartet, will lead a discussion of Beethoven’s Op. 127 string quartet. Moving …
Shostakovich Part I and II In this two-part series, musicologist Matthew Heck guides us first through an historical context that sheds light on Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich’s music - focusing on his string quartets. The second talk will take a closer look at musical and extra-musical stylistic elements through his Third Quartet. Part I: Beyond …
ZOOM LINK FOR MASTERCLASS:  https://brandeis.zoom.us/j/91376870047 Access scores for the music to be played in both Masterclasses (Tuesday and Wednesday). Click the links below to watch the musicians' initial performances for this masterclass. ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ Wednesday Group 1: Rebecca Sayles, flute; Nina Sayles, violin and marimba  Here’s a short YouTube clip of the related music in …
Ensemble Coachings with Eissenberg, Gordon, Rider, and special guests tba Pre-formed groups delve into their works-in-progress in these daily sessions. All of us (students, chamber music lovers, and professionals) are in various stages of playing together again. The warmer weather in June should allow for increasing playing options; and with continued masking, plus the likelihood …
Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89445622567 . The third of four evenings of special hour-long presentations featuring acclaimed guests sharing their innovative work and wonderful insights. Each event concludes with time for Q&A. As a composer, Jennifer Bewerse sees herself as a collagist where her work is to collect and arrange the elements of each piece. Her compositions are …