Ch Am Ber Series
Miró Quartet The Parker Quartet Jeremy Denk, piano with Jeremy Denk, piano and Shai Wosner, piano Brentano Quartet Angela Hewitt, piano
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 8:00 pm Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 3:00 pm Friday, October 14, 2011 at 8:00 pm Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm Friday, April 27, 2012 at 8:00 pm
The Music at Amherst Chamber Series begins the 2011 – 2012 season with the return of Jeremy Denk’s residency at Amherst will continue with a concert with the acclaimed Miró The Parker Quartet will team up with Juilliard-trained pianist Shai Wosner, exploring The Brentano Quartet returns to the Buckley Recital Hall stage after several years away. Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt has established herself as a performing and recording Jeremy Denk. The compelling and persuasive American pianist is celebrated for his per- Quartet. After more than 15 years together, the Quartet has earned a place among cham- the synergy between piano and strings. Recipient of the 2011 Grammy for best chamber Praised for its warmth, lyricism and “infallible instincts” (Philadelphia Inquirer), the Quartet artist of the highest caliber. She is lauded for her ability to discern and convey precise and formances as a solo and chamber musician and admired for his command of an unusually ber music’s best ensembles through their startling intensity, fresh perspective and mature music performance, the Quartet is recognized as one of chamber music’s most important enjoys successful and award-winning performances around the world. At Amherst, the captivating interpretations of a broad repertoire, and her performances of Bach are consid- broad repertoire. To kick off his weekend-long residency at Amherst, Denk will perform a approach. The Miró Quartet will play works by Schubert and Mozart before Denk joins in for young ensembles. Wosner is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician set apart by his Brentano Quartet will perform a bold and demanding concert of works by Haydn, Busoni ered definitive. For her Music at Amherst debut, Hewitt has curated an evening of works by solo concert of Ligeti and Beethoven. the Dvorˇák Piano Quintet. artistry, integrity and insight. The Amherst performance will begin with a Beethoven piano and Beethoven. Bach, Fauré, Ravel and Couperin. sonata, continue with a Debussy string quartet and conclude with Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat Major. “…bracing, effortlessly virtuosic, and utterly joyous.” — The New York Times “The quartet has the singular skill of becoming the music without imposing themselves on the composer’s muse. No passing sensation, the Miró Quartet is surely among the “…flawlessly balanced, perfectly tuned and sheathed in lustrous textures.” “Passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding.” — The Independent “Ms. Hewitt is one of those rare musicians who seem to get something into their heads and most promising chamber ensembles around.” — The Denver Post — The New York Times hearts and find it at their fingertips instantaneously.” — The New York Times
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M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel combine to form Matmos, a duo that creates electronic The five-time Grammy-nominated Boston Modern Orchestra Project, under the The John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble is paving the way for big bands in the contem Tickets are nonrefundable, and programs and dates are subject to change. music from sounds of objects, animals, people and actions. Matmos is emerging at the center direction of award-winning conductor Gil Rose, is praised as one of the preeminent porary jazz world. Known for their audacious examples of the power of big-band jazz to Buckley Recital Hall has limited wheelchair-accessible seating. of the experimental music scene. The duo straddles genres, enjoying collaborations with pop American orchestras devoted exclusively to the performance of new works. BMOP will express emotions well beyond swing-era clichés, the group uses its traditional instrumen icon Bjork and the highly touted Kronos Quartet as well as performances at Lincoln Center, join forces with pianist and composer Anthony Davis, who has been deemed a “national tation to allow it to successfully branch into new and nontraditional music. Guggenheim For further information, please contact the Concert Office at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. treasure” and has made important contributions to chamber, choral and orchestral music Award-winning composer and bandleader John Hollenbeck creates music for the 18-piece (413) 542-2195 or [email protected]. C h a as well as opera and jazz. The group will perform works by Davis, George Lewis and T. J. ensemble that is influenced by jazz great Bob Brookmeyer and inspired by Hollenbeck’s study Anderson in their Amherst program, resulting in a rich and genre-bending evening of music. of Schoenberg, Ligeti and human movement. A complete list of upcoming events can be found on the Amherst College Music Department website at www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/ “It’s vivid, witty and intensely physical music, and it’s giving the abstract and bloodless “John Hollenbeck’s…Large Ensemble can explode with rhythmic drive and technical dazzle, music. world of electronic music something it’s needed for a long time — a living pulse.” “These musicians were rapturous—superb instrumentalists at work and play.” or it can evoke serene calm, tone poetry and even prayer. It’s a big band for a new eclectic — The Washington Post — The New York Times world.”— TimeOut New York