Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival at J. Christopher Wines/Appassionata Estate
$89.50
Kareem Roustom — Four Dances (West Coast premiere)
Antonín Dvořák — String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97, B. 180 "American"
The 2023 Festival kicks off with performances on Saturday, August 5th and Sunday, August 6th in the Barrel Room at Appassionata Estate, the home of J. Christopher Wines in Newberg, OR. This first program explores some of the many ways in which one's homeland can serve as inspiration and inform one's outlook. It opens with Hawa Diabaté's exuberant and rhythmic Tegere Tulon, followed by Composer-in-Residence Kareem Roustom's vibrant Four Dances for String Quartet, which reimagines Monteverdi's Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda from the point of view of Clorinda, now set as a modern day Muslim refugee arriving in Europe. The program will close with Antonín Dvořák's "American" String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat major, a musical reflection of the Czech composer's time in the United States during the summer of 1893.
Admission includes a complementary three wine tasting paired to the musical program. Ticket prices are inclusive of all handling and processing fees.