Arianna String Quartet infuses Latin Jazz at Judson House!

There really isn't much need to introduce this band. If you don't know ASQ, you MUST come! This is the heavy weight division of chamber music folks. It simply doesn't get better than this for chamber music. We will likely have them play outside but are, of course, dependent on the weather. If we play inside seating will be limited to about 50-60. If the weather is good we will be outside in the courtyard and can stretch out a bit. It is advised to bring a folding chair if we are outside. No matter where we end up, this music will capture you and if you actively listen you will likely walk away deeply touched. That is the level of talent and composition we are talking here folks. This is serious musicianship. Below is a bio from the web page that you can check out in full by clicking on the link.
On this night the band will feature Latin Jazz fusions within their normal chamber music style. It shan't be missed!
http://www.ariannaquartet.com/index.html
Hailed for their outstanding musicianship, the Arianna String Quartet has firmly established itself as one of America’s finest chamber ensembles. Their performances have been praised for “tonal warmth, fastidious balance…expressive vitality” (Chicago Tribune) and “emotional commitment and fluent virtuosity,” (Pretoria News, South Africa). Formed in 1992, the ASQ garnered national attention by winning the Grand Prize in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, First Prize in both the Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music Competitions, and were Laureates in the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition.
The Arianna Quartet has appeared throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia, with frequent visits to Brazil and South Africa. They have collaborated with many of the world’s finest musicians, including members of the Vermeer, Tokyo, Cleveland and Juilliard Quartets, and their live performances have been heard on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today,” and “Live from Music Mountain”, which broadcasts to 125 stations in the U.S. and to 35 countries. The ASQ has recorded for Albany Records and Urtext Digital Classics, and has a long-term contract with Centaur Records. In addition to their critically acclaimed recording of the two string quartets of Janácek, the ASQ has also recently released recordings of Beethoven’s Early and Middle Quartets.
Since 2000, the members of the Arianna String Quartet have been the full-time string faculty at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where they teach applied violin, viola, and cello, and coach student chamber music ensembles. On the UMSL campus, the Arianna Quartet enriches the academic experience of students outside of the Music Department by visiting classes in physics, business, history, philosophy, art, and language to actively demonstrate the interdisciplinary connections between music and these seemingly disparate disciplines. In the community, the ASQ are ambassadors for UMSL, teaching an average of 40 instructional clinics each year at high schools throughout Missouri and surrounding states, presenting a performance and lecture series at KWMU called “First Mondays with the ASQ”, and maintaining a national and international presence as educators and performers.
Now in their 27th season, highlights for 2018-19 include appearances in Mexico at the Festival Internacional de Musica Naolinco, as well as returns to the Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival and Credo Music Festival, the completion of their recordings of the complete quartets of Beethoven for Centaur Records, and concerts throughout the United States. The ASQ also looks forward to the continuation of their two summer festivals in St. Louis, the Arianna Chamber Music Festival and the UMSL String Orchestra Camp.
Normal Judson House rules apply.
• $20 cash donation suggested, $10 for the ‘truly broke’.
• Bring your own food and drink. House show, nothing to buy.
• If outside please bring a folding chair if you want a seat.
• Don't talk over the music. Active listening strongly encouraged.
• Doors 6, show 7. Sets go from 7-8 and 8:30 – 9:30.