Musique du Jour: The Classical String Quintet
$30 ($25 senior, $15 ages 17-25; ages 7-16 free with adult)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Acclaimed guest artist Elizabeth Blumenstock, concertmaster of the renowned Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra (San Francisco), heads up a string quintet of rich, clear period instruments with Cecilia Archuleta, Lindsey Strand-Polyak, Laurel Wells, and Page Smith performing beloved works in the Classical style—including Haydn's spirited String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 1 and Mozart's highly expressive Quintet in G minor, K. 515.
About Musique du Jour Presents!
Since 1990, Artistic Director George Bozarth and fortepianist Tamara Friedman have been delighting Seattle audiences with chamber-music concerts distinguished by innovative programming and first-rate performances on beautiful historic instruments.
Accompany George, Tamara, and their fellow musicians on their newest journey into "early music"—now defined as "any music from 1650 to 1850"—played on the instruments that inspired composers to write magnificent music, performed in historic styles that reveal the composers' intentions.