PROGRAM
STRAYHORN: Take the “A” Train, arr. Paul Chihara
MOZART: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K546
I. Adagio
II. Fugue
PRICE: 5 Folksongs in Counterpoint
II. Oh My Darlin’ Clementine
III. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
MARSALIS: At the Octoroon Balls
VII. Rampart St Row House Rag
MONTGOMERY: Voodoo Dolls
SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Major, Op. 117 (26)
I. Moderato con moto
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto
IV. Adagio
V. Allegro
More about the Program: Jazz Meets Counterpoint
Come find out why jazz standards and Mozart definitely belong together in the same program! Jazz meets counterpoint in Rasa’s upcoming winter concert, telling a tale of two seemingly disparate styles that come together beautifully, ending in the exhilarating finale of Shostakovich’s unrelenting ninth string quartet.
The Rasa Quartet
The Rasa Quartet returns to Rockport after wowing audiences at the 2021 Rockport Celtic Festival, which is apt since the Quartet delights in exploring the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect. Are they classical? Are they folk? Doesn’t matter.
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 is the 2022-23 ensemble in residence at Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) and 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 will be competing in the 2023 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition.
They’ve collaborated with renowned folk musicians like Celtic harpist, Maeve Gilchrist, Hardanger Fiddler, Dan Trueman, and Singer-Songwriter, Judy Collins, performed their own programs at various venues and festivals around the country, including Rockport Music, WGBH, WBUR, and Brian O’Donovan’s Rockport Celtic Festival, and have taught educational residencies at a variety of institutions like UMass Dartmouth and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
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.
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