Dumbarton Concerts: Sound Impact Quartet

Dumbarton Concerts and Sound Impact
Friday, January 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Dumbarton United Methodist Church / Dumbarton Concerts, Washington, DC, United States
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In person: $43 | Stream: $16

Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American"
Florence Price — Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Jungyoon Wie — Han for string quartet ("I. Saeya, Saeya, Parang Saeya")
Traditional — Selected works (Scandinavian folk songs; arr. The Danish String Quartet)
Dawn Avery — The Coming of Faces – Tahatikonsonhtontie (public premiere)

In its Dumbarton debut, Sound Impact explores classical composers' fascination with folk songs and musical nationalism, from Dvořák's stirring and nostalgic "American" Quartet to stunning quartet arrangements of Scandinavian folk songs by the Danish String Quartet. 

About Dumbarton Concerts

Phone: 1 (202) 965-2000

https://www.dumbartonconcerts.org/

About Sound Impact

Founded in 2013, (SI) is a collective of musicians dedicated to connecting, engaging, and empowering youth beyond the concert hall through performances and education programs. Its mission is underpinned by the belief that music can ignite positive social change when employed as a tool for community engagement. Sound Impact's members perform regularly with the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington Ballet, Washington National Opera and Wolf Trap Opera.

https://www.soundimpact.org/

About Jessica Tong, violin

Dedicated to finding innovative ways to make the classical music art form relevant and understood by current society, Jessica Tong is a passionate advocate for music education and humanizing the concert experience. She has held residencies with the Perlman Music Program in Florida and the Gorgeous Sounds Program in Oregon, and was a two time recipient of the ProQuartet Odyssee Residency Grant in France. She has also served as a co-artistic director for several chamber music workshops including Chamber Music of the Rockies in Colorado, University of Florida's ChamberFest, and the Harlaxton Music Festival in England.

https://www.jessicatong.com/index.html

About Jae Young Cosmos Lee, violin

https://applehill.org/team/jae-young-cosmos-leeviolin/

About Tiffany Richardson, viola

https://www.soundimpact.org/tiffany-richardson

About Danielle Cho, cello

https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/c/ca-cn/danielle-cho/

About Sarah Frisof, flute

https://www.sarahfrisof.com/

Dumbarton United Methodist Church / Dumbarton Concerts

3133 Dumbarton St NW
Washington, DC 20007
United States

https://dumbartonumc.org/

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