What would be nicer to find in your stocking on Christmas morning or during one of the days of Hanukkah than tickets to a Spokane String Quartet concert? Concert information and ticket purchasing links for performances Feb. 16 at the Fox and April 5 and 31 at the Bing can be found at https://www.spokanestringquartet.org/concerts/ . And for those year-end gifts, visit https://squareup.com/store/spokanestringquartet/ .
Next concert: “Strum,” Mozart and Grieg
The Spokane String Quartet continues its 40th anniversary season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Spokane Falls Community College Music Building. The program features “Strum” by contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Dissonance” quartet, and Edvard Grieg’s Quartet in G Minor. Click here to buy tickets.
SSQ opens season at SFCC Music Building
The Spokane String Quartet opens its 2019-20 concert season Oct. 13 and Nov. 10 at the Spokane Falls Community College Music Building. Both concerts begin at 3 p.m. The Sunday, Oct. 13, concert, which opens the Quartet’s 40th anniversary season, features works by Joseph Haydn, David Diamond and Ludwig van Beethoven. The Sunday, Nov. 10, concert features works by Jessie Montgomery, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Edvard Grieg. Concert tickets are available through TicketsWest or the links on our Concerts page https://www.spokanestringquartet.org/concerts/
Season tickets on sale!
Season ticket orders received before Labor Day were mailed Sept. 9. You can still order season tickets online at https://squareup.com/store/spokanestringquartet/ or download an order form at https://www.spokanestringquartet.org/…/Season-Brochure-2019-…
Quartet performing Aug. 25 at Theaterfest at the Fox
Come see the Spokane String Quartet perform at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox for Theaterfest, the free season arts preview the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 25. The Quartet will perform at 1:35 p.m. on the Fox stage and at 2:15 p.m. in the lobby. Be sure and visit the SSQ marketing table for a special ticket offer.
Theaterfest funs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Fox and from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Bing Crosby Theater. See a full performance schedule at www.spokanetheaterfest.com.
Concert dates announced for 40th anniversary season
The Spokane String Quartet is celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2019-20, opening Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Spokane Falls Community College Music Building. Look for the season brochure in the mail later this month. Other concerts in the subscription series are Nov. 10 at the SFCC Music Building, Feb. 16 at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, April 5 at the Bing Crosby Theater and May 31 at the Bing Crosby Theater.
Trumpet player Eric Moe joins String Quartet for season finale
Spokane Symphony trumpet player Eric Moe joins the Spokane String Quartet for its season finale concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
The concert includes music by Dmitri Shostakovich, Eric Ewazen and Ludwig van Beethoven. Click here to buy tickets.
The program includes:
• Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11
• Eric Ewazen: Quintet for Trumpet and Strings
• Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131
Musical Mendelssohns highlight March 17 concert at the Bing
The Spokane String Quartet will present music by the Mendelssohn siblings and Bela Bartok at a 3 p.m. concert Sunday, March 17, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
Fanny Mendelssohn and her brother Felix were both prodigies as composers. Although Felix was the better known, some thought Fanny was the more talented, but being a female composer her opportunities were more limited. Also on the program is a quartet by Bela Bartok, 20th century composer and chronicler of Hungarian folk music..
The program includes:
• Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-Flat Major
• Bela Bartok: String Quartet No. 5
• Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
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. Tickets are available at www.ticketswest.com or at the door.
Art-inspired music highlights Feb. 3 concert at the Fox
Art-inspired music — with artwork projected onto the big screen — highlights the next Spokane String Quartet concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. The program includes:
• Wolfgang Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 (“The Hunt”)
• Mikalojus Ciurlionis: Andante from String Quartet in C Minor (with artwork by Ciurlionis)
• Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G MInor (with impressionist art)
SSQ, Gonzaga Chamber Chorus combine for Nov. 11 concert
The Spokane String Quartet, the Gonzaga University Chamber Chorus and the Cathedral Kantorei Soloists, under the direction of Timothy Westerhaus, present a special collaborative concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Spokane’s South Hill.
Entitled “The Ecstasies Above,” after the a work by contemporary composer Tarik O’Regan, the concert features that piece in addition to “The Hidden Treasure” by John Tavener, “The Hope of Loving” by Jake Runestad and “Fratres” by Arvo Part.
All seats at the Cathedral, located at 127 E. 12th Ave. at Grand Boulevard, are general admission. Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors, $12 for students, and free for Gonzaga faculty, staff and students with Gonzaga ID.
Tickets are available at ticketswest.com, (800) 325-SEAT and at the door.