'Mainely' Chamber Music - Dvorák Viola Quintet (ft. Eric Kutz & Irina Muresanu)!

Week four's chamber music concert spotlights two of this summer's sensational artists-in-residence—cellist Eric Kutz and violinist Irina Muresanu. Both have earned recognition for their command as chamber musicians—Muresanu praised for her “brilliant tones in shapely compelling strokes” and Kutz for his “easy virtuosity, and an unusually high level of ensemble playing.”

Muresanu and Kutz will feature in Dvorák’s String Quintet No. 3 in E♭ major, known as a “viola quintet,” for its addition of a second viola to the the string quartet roster. Dvorák composed the quintet during his time in America, finding inspiration in performances by the Iroquois people. Drum and dance rhythms are interwoven throughout.

Also on the program is Haydn’s Symphony No. 60, composed in 1774 and developed out of incidental music Haydn had previously composed for Jean-François Regnard’s play Le Distrait. The plot was an ideal match for Haydn’s innate clever sense of humor and the symphony is infused with his defining wit.

The program will also include works by Cras and Shostakovich.

The address of our concert hall known as the Forest Studio is 42 Melody Lane (off old track road) in Hancock, ME 04640. Concerts start at 5:00 PM and last approximately 2 hours and include an intermission. Doors open at 4:30 PM.

NOTE: Single tickets get assigned the best seats available at the time of purchase. We have a small hall and thus, do not have a seating chart that you can use to select your seating location. But we will take good care of you! However, if you and your friends are buying tickets separately but wish to seat next to each other please email us at info@monteuxmusic.org and we will do our best to accommodate you.

For more details visit monteuxmusic.org or email Stan Renard, Executive Director at info@monteuxmusic.org

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We look forward to seeing you at our concerts!

The Monteux Team