Featuring the Emerson String Quartet
Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins
Lawrence Dutton, viola
Paul Watkins, cello

Program:
George Walker: Lyric for Strings

Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12
I. Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante
II. Canzonetta: Allegretto
III. Andante espressivo
IV. Molto allegro e vivace

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Sarah Kirkland Snider: Drink the Wild Ayre

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
I. Allegro moderato
II. Assez vif, très rythmé
III. Très lent
IV. Vif et agité

*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice

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The renowned Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola; Paul Watkins, cello) are embarking on their worldwide farewell tour, and we are delighted that they will join us for our Season Opener Mainstage Chamber Concert. The Emerson String Quartet, called “America’s greatest quartet” by Time Magazine, will be disbanding at the completion of their tour after more than four decades of performing together, and Philip Setzer will be launching a new phase of his career as Manchester Music Festival’s Artistic Director.

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