UMBC: Voyager Ensemble
$15 ($10 senior, $5 student; UMBC music major/faculty/staff free)
- Sara Trickey, violin
- Sally Pendelbury, cello
Edward Elgar — String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83
Philip Sawyers — Bagatelles (world premiere)
The Voyager Ensemble returns to UMBC for the 7th installment of the "armchair traveler" series, this time featuring music of Great Britain.
The ensemble will perform some of the most celebrated and beloved string quartets from England: Benjamin Britten's String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 26 and Sir Edward Elgar's String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83. The ensemble is thrilled to present a world premiere of Bagatelles by Philip Sawyers written for this occasion.
Voyager directors David Yang and Airi Yoshioka are joined by eminent English musicians Sara Trickey, violin, and Sally Pendelbury, cello.
About Voyager Ensemble
In the spirit of armchair travelers everywhere, the Voyager Ensemble explores a new country of the world every concert by combining standard repertoire from the country along with a contemporary work/commission by a composer from that region. Then musicians hailing from the same region join the ensemble with the aim of infusing the concert with cultural and musical flavors. Founded by violist David Yang and violinist Airi Yoshioka in 2016, the ensemble has featured music from Hungary, France, Argentina and this year, Finland. Voyager has given world premieres by Nicolas Bacri (France) and Fernando Altube (Argentina).
https://airiyoshioka.com/ensembles/The-Voyager-Ensemble/index.html