Fellows QuartetThe Fellows Quartet had their first performances of the season this past weekend. We played Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18, No. 2 at St. Michael's Church in Bristol on Saturday night, and at Temple Beth-El in Providence on Sunday afternoon. When I applied to CMW, one of the many things I was excited about was the quartet playing that I would be doing. When we started rehearsing, it was obvious that we were going to gel quite nicely as a group. Our rehearsals are not only productive, but they are also full of laughter. I think that this is really important for many reasons, one being that an audience can tell when musicians are enjoying what they're doing, and I always try to show that when I play.
I'm glad we got two opportunities to play the Beethoven quartet; it's too beautiful of a piece to only play once! Both performances were a success in my mind: We really did come together as a team to make some great music come alive. A lot of audience members commented on how impressed they were that we sounded as cohesive as we did…they were surprised that we'd only been rehearsing for about a month!
I left the stage with a bubbling excitement about what we had accomplished. This kind of excitement is a common occurrence in my life, but it all the better when I have awesome colleagues to share it with! -Carole Bestvater (Fellow) |
