Saturday, Feb. 15. at 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—The Northern Third Piano Quartet returns to Brandon Music with the program Beautiful Wanderings. The group will perform the music of Central European and American music by Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak, Suk, and Vermont composer Don Jamison.
Featured is the world premiere of the string trio, “Walking Meditation” by Don Jamison.
“My ‘Walking Meditation’ is modeled on a mantra-like verse that I often recited to myself on my morning walks a couple of years ago. The musical form, like that of a tune for a dance, creates a simple and regular pattern, a kind of mandala in time,” Jamison said of his work.
The Northern Piano Quartet will also perform, in various combinations, the “Eyeglasses Duo” for viola and cello by Beethoven; “Sonata for Violin and Piano” by Debussy; the “Bagatelles” by Dvorak; and Joseph Suk’s “Piano Quartet in A minor.” This piano quartet, Suk’s first chamber work, was initially written as a graduation assignment for his composition teacher (and eventual father-in-law), Antonin Dvorak. The Northern Third Piano Quartet is excited to add this work to their repertoire and to share it with audiences in Vermont.
Founded in 2013, the Northern Third Quartet performs throughout Vermont to both audience and critical acclaim. Recent venues include Spruce Peak, Norwich University, the Barre Opera House and the Brandon Music Concert Series. The Northern Third Piano Quartet has recently been heard on Vermont Public Radio, performing works of students from the Music-COMP program. Violinist Sofia Hirsch, violist Elizabeth Reid, cellist John Dunlop and pianist Alison Bruce Cerutti are among Vermont top professional musicians.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25.
Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net for reservations or for more information.
Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon. Visit brandon-music.net.
