Come find out why jazz standards and Mozart definitely belong together.

Jazz Meets Counterpoint is Rasa String Quartet's upcoming winter concert at Mayo Street Arts. It tells a tale of two seemingly disparate styles that come together beautifully, ending in the exhilarating finale of Shostakovich’s unrelenting ninth-string quartet. 

By exploring the connection between music and storytelling at the heart of folk traditions, Rasa String Quartet delivers engaging and accessible programs that showcase works from a variety of cultures and highlight unknown composers. They seek to educate their audiences by contextualizing the genres, styles, and composers they present, inviting their listeners to approach both familiar and unfamiliar sounds with an open and curious mind.

In sanskrit, the term ‘RASA’ refers to the indescribable power of any art form to inspire strong emotions in the reader or listener.

Program:

• Duke Ellington: Take the “A” Train, arr. Paul Chihara
• W.A. Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K546
  • I. Adagio
  • II. Fugue
• Florence Price: 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint
  • II. Oh My Darlin’ Clementine
    III. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
• Wynton Marsalis: At the Octoroon Balls
  • VI. Rampart St Row House Rag
• Jessie Montgomery: Voodoo Dolls
• Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Major, Op. 117
  • I. Moderato con moto
  • II. Adagio
  • III. Allegretto
  • IV. Adagio
  • V. Allegro

Sunday, February  4 at 7:00 PM (doors 6:30 PM), 75 minutes, with an intermission

$15 in advance ($10 for children under 18) and $22 for preferred seating; $3 surcharge at the door (pay-what-you-can available)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Rasa String Quartet finds their niche exploring the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect and influence one another.

Formed in 2019, the Boston-based ensemble consists of violinists Maura Shawn Scanlin and Kiyoshi Hayashi, violist Emma Powell, and cellist Mina Kim, who are graduates of the New England Conservatory, the Shepherd School of Music, and Yale University.

Rasa String Quartet are winners of the 2022 Associazione Europea Di Musica E Comunicazione International Chamber Music Competition (Italy,) the 2021 Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition (ATL,) the 2020 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition (OH,) and were the 2022-23 ensemble in residence at Phillips Exeter Academy.

They’ve collaborated with renowned folk musicians like Celtic harpist, Maeve Gilchrist; Hardanger Fiddler, Dan Trueman; and Singer-Songwriter, Judy Collins, performed their programs at various venues and festivals around the country, including the 2023 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, Rockport Music, WGBH, WBUR, and the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, and have taught educational residencies at a variety of institutions like Walnut Hill School for the Arts, UMass Dartmouth, and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN POLICY

No one will be turned away for lack of funds; contact MSA at 207-879-4629 or info@mayostreetarts.org to take advantage of pay-what-you-can admission.

COVID-19 POLICY

Mayo Street Arts no longer requires audience members attending public events to wear masks. Audience members who feel sick—whether due to COVID or any other illness—should stay home out of respect for others.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Mayo Street Arts has a no refund policy for all reservations. In the event that MSA is forced to cancel an event due to weather, illness, etc., refunds will be offered via the Ticket Tailor platform.