Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival: Cultural Crossings
$60 (student/accompanying adult/music teacher free)
- Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
- Randall Goosby, violin
- Catherine Cho, violin
- Natalie Loughran, viola
- Marcy Rosen, cello
- Orion String Quartet
- Robert McDonald, piano
Béla Bartók — String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114, BB 119 (Orion String Quartet)
Antonín Dvořák — Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155 (Robert McDonald, Randall Goosby, Catherine Cho, Natalie Loughran, & Marcy Rosen)
Be delighted by acclaimed flutist Tara Helen O'Connor performing Boccherini's B-flat major Flute Quintet, a work of great charm and vitality. Enjoy the return of the Orion String Quartet performing Bartók's sixth String Quartet, a work composed with rich, modern sonorities. Enjoy the lyricism of the program's concluding work, Dvořák's second Piano Quintet, featuring original melodies in a Czech folk-music style.
Doors open at 4:45pm.
Q & A following the concert
About Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
About Randall Goosby, violin
Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light.
https://randallgoosby.com/About Catherine Cho, violin
About Natalie Loughran, viola
Violist Natalie Loughran is quickly establishing herself as one of the most versatile young artists of our time. Natalie was awarded First Prize at the 2021 Primrose International Viola Competition, along with the Audience Award, as well as the BIPOC Composer Prize for her arrangement and performance of William Grant Still's Mother and Child. She also appeared as a finalist for the 2020 Young Concert Artist Auditions, and was awarded a special prize for her performance of the Bowen Viola Sonata in C minor at the Tertis International Viola Competition. Natalie has been awarded the William Schuman Prize for her outstanding leadership and achievement in music from the Juilliard School.
https://www.natalieloughran.com/