Thursday, October 3, 2024 @ 1:15pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
Online and in-person
John Antes — Selected works
Juana Inés de la Cruz — Selected works
Antonín Dvořák — Selected works

Incorporating music by some of the earliest composers of the Americas, the Arrow Quartet has chosen repertoire that represents a wide variety of American music. From the immigrant to the native, this program will encompass three centuries of American music written by composers of diverse backgrounds. Compositions by John Antes, Juana Ines de la Cruz, Antonín Dvořák, and others will be featured.

About Arrow Quartet

The Arrow Quartet is dedicated to creating joyful, inclusive chamber music experiences. Drawing on music from a wide variety of time periods, locations, and cultures, the ensemble has performed in venues across the American Northeast. Members of the quartet have collaborated with many leading figures in early music including William Christie, Masaaki Suzuki, and Lionel Meunier.

https://arrowquartet.com/

About Amelia Sie, violin

Based in New York City, Amelia Sie is a virtuosic and adventurous performer of modern and Baroque violin. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Violin Performance from New England Conservatory, where she studied with Paul Biss, Miriam Fried, and Soovin Kim. She most recently graduated with a Master's degree in Historical Performance from The Juilliard School. Amelia specializes in Italian virtuoso music from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries and chamber music of the Classical to early Romantic eras.

https://www.ameliasie.com/

About Jimmy Drancsak, viola

Jimmy Drancsak is a violinist and violist living in the New York City area. A Masters student at The Juilliard School, Jimmy also holds a degree in both Violin Performance and Music Education from the SUNY Fredonia School of Music. He has performed internationally with Juilliard415, and performs in North America with In Nomine Ensemble, the Arrow Quartet, La forza delle stelle, Seven Hills Baroque Ensemble, Kollective366, and was recently a participant of the Baroque and Classical Academy of the Carmel Bach Festival in Carmel, California. Over the past year, he has also enjoyed sharing the stage with performers such as Rachel Podger, William Christie, Masaaki Suzuki, Paul Agnew, and Lionel Meunier. A native of Skaneateles, New York, Jimmy grew up in the North American fiddle tradition and has years of experience playing folk music with a particular interest in Celtic, Bluegrass, and East European fiddling, all centered around various forms of musical improvisation.

https://www.jimmydrancsak.com/