West End dinner and concertPassing the tradition from older to younger to younger yet, tonight’s concert started with the visiting Orion String Quartet playing solo, then moved into a highly unusual pairing—2 members from Providence String Quartet and 2 from Orion playing half of the Mendelssohn Op. 13 quartet, followed by the other set from each quartet playing the concluding two movements. Finally the Phase III students joined the Providence for a performance of the octet we recently commissioned from composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, The Kompa Variations.
At center court of our beloved West End Recreation Center gym, with an audience that ranged from CMW families to die hard chamber music fans to neighbors and politicians, it was an evening that represented CMW’s mission in a fantastically visible way: the community coming together around incredible food and music in a setting known for community gathering but not necessarily music (that is, until now!). And three generations of musicians—the torch being passed from one group to the next. What a highlight night for us in our 11+ year history! -Sebastian Ruth, PSQ More photos by Jori at CMW's Flickr account. |
