The Grace Goudy Distinguished Artist Series at Willamette University is a wonderful opportunity for Salem residents take advantage of the renowned music program on our local campus. For fans of chamber music, the April 11 performance of the Brentano Quartet is a concert you won’t want to miss. Formed in 1992 as the first quartet-in-residence at Princeton University, the Quartet is comprised of members of the teaching faculty of the university.
Having performed in many of the great concert halls around the world, the Brentano Quartet has not confined itself to performing literature from the height of the string quartets popular history, but has performed music from the Baroque and Renaissance as well as works of contemporary composers. For their concert at Willamette University, they will be performing Beethoven’s String Quartet in C-sharp minor and Schubert’s String Quartet in G major.
In addition to their concert performance on April 11th at 3pm, the quartet will be conducting a master class following the concert at 7:30pm, also in Hudson Hall at Willamette University. The master class is free and open to the public. Concert tickets range in price from $10 - $ 20 dependent on seating choice with a $5 ticket available for students with valid student ID. Tickets may be purchased at AbsolutelyTix house at the Travel Salem Travel Café. Visit www.artsmartsalem.org for a listing of events for the current month and remember, “There’s Something to do in Salem”.
