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Flute, piano and the SSQ on Nov. 15

Join us at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox when flutist Alaina Bercilla and pianist Roger McVey join the Spokane String Quartet for an afternoon of music. The program includes Mozart’s String Quartet No. 18, Ian Krouse’s “Tientos” for flute and strings, and Bohuslav Martinu’s Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano. Click here to buy tickets.

Concert dates set for 2015-16 season

Spokane String Quartet concerts during the 2015-16 season will take place Sept. 27, Nov. 15 and Jan. 31 at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox and March 13 and May 15 at the Bing Crosby Theater. Concerts are at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoons. Look for the announcement of concert repertoire later this summer.

April 26 Season Finale Concert

“Quartet Kismet” is the theme of the Spokane String Quartet’s season finale concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Click here to buy tickets. The concert includes Alexander Borodin’s String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, which was used prominently in the movie “Kismet”, as well as work by Joseph Haydn and Bela Bartok.

Celebrate the Ides of March with us

“The Razor,” the secret police knocking at the door and hailing (almost) “Caesar” highlight the program when the Spokane String Quartet celebrates the Ides of March at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at the Bing Crosby Theater. The program includes Haydn’s String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 2, better known as  “The Razor,” Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, and Cesar Franck’s String Quartet in D Major. Click here to buy tickets.

Cello-brate with us January 18

Guest cellists John Marshall and Jeffrey Noel Lastrapes join the Spokane String Quartet for a 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, concert at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox entitled “Old Vienna, New Vienna.” The program features Mozart’s String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590, Webern’s Langsamer Satz and Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D. 956. Click here to buy tickets.

Coming Sunday: Beethoven, Barber and Brahms

The Spokane String Quartet’s next concert will be brought to you by the letter “B” when it presents quartets by the best-known chamber music B’s of the last three centuries: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms and Samuel Barber.

The concert begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox.

The most familiar work on the program is the most recent. Samuel Barber’s String Quartet in B Major was the original setting for his most famous work, Adagio for Strings.  Barber’s Adagio has been played in connection with public memorials for a number of well-known people, including Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Princess Grace and Princess Diana.

Also on the program is Beethoven’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
and Brahms’ String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2.

All seats are general admission. Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and $12 for students. Ticket prices include a $3 theater preservation fee. Click here to purchase tickets, purchase by phone at (509) 624-1200 or (800) 325-SEAT or at the door.