Concert features works by African American composer Florence Price and Czech composer Antonín Dvořák
Sister Bay, Wis. (May 2, 2022) – Hailed for their “superb playing, palpable chemistry, spirit, and emotional connection,” Midsummer’s Music’s quartet in residence, the Griffon String Quartet, will perform a concert featuring African American composer Florence Price and Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
Florence Price, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, was well educated in traditional European compositional styles and techniques. Her Five Folksongs in Counterpoint consists of recognizable folk songs but rises far above the usual simplistic arrangements to become miniature works in contrapuntal treatment. Price, who was more than capable of composing sophisticated symphonies, wrote her String Quartet No. 2 in 1935. The quartet is densely and virtuosically written, and its movements are highly romantic, spiritual, boisterous, and blistering.
Antonín Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 51, is sometimes nicknamed the Slavonic Quartet and was dedicated to Jean Becker, the leader of the Florentine Quartet. Dvořák first attracted significant attention as a composer of folk music and dance music. His wildly successful collection of Slavonic dances followed the publication of his set of Moravian dances. String Quartet No. 10 marked the beginning of Dvořák’s mature, celebrated chamber works.
The concert is at 3:00pm on May 15 at SWY231 on Third Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Reservations are recommended. Free tickets are available through the Midsummer’s Music website—midsummersmusic.com—or by calling 920-854-7088 during business hours.
One of the most vibrant and engaging quartets of their generation, the Griffon String Quartet was formed in the fall of 2018 as a collaboration led by Midsummer’s Music. The quartet is a groundbreaking project to enrich the lives of children and adults throughout Northeast Wisconsin through concerts, workshops, and music education outreach. Members of the Quartet include violinists Ji-Yeon Lee and Vinicius Sant’Ana, violist Blakeley Menghini, and cellist Ryan Louie. Extraordinary musicians who have performed with orchestras and ensembles around the globe in the finest halls from Carnegie Hall and Brazil’s Teatro Municipal de São Paulo to Ukraine’s Lviv Philharmonic Hall, and won prestigious music competitions and awards, they are equally dedicated to music education and inspiring the next generation of music lovers. Each member of the Griffon String Quartet has advanced degrees and significant professional experience, both as educators and performers, and the ensemble has been recognized for “their youthful vigor, which is absolutely infectious!”
Midsummer’s Music was co-founded in 1990 by Jim and Jean Berkenstock, long-time Door County summer residents and principal orchestral players with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. What began as two concerts among friends has become one of the Midwest’s most anticipated chamber music series, bringing thousands of chamber music enthusiasts from around the globe to the magical Door County Peninsula.
Antonín Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 51, is sometimes nicknamed the Slavonic Quartet and was dedicated to Jean Becker, the leader of the Florentine Quartet. Dvořák first attracted significant attention as a composer of folk music and dance music. His wildly successful collection of Slavonic dances followed the publication of his set of Moravian dances. String Quartet No. 10 marked the beginning of Dvořák’s mature, celebrated chamber works.
The concert is at 3:00pm on May 15 at SWY231 on Third Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Reservations are recommended. Free tickets are available through the Midsummer’s Music website—midsummersmusic.com—or by calling 920-854-7088 during business hours.
One of the most vibrant and engaging quartets of their generation, the Griffon String Quartet was formed in the fall of 2018 as a collaboration led by Midsummer’s Music. The quartet is a groundbreaking project to enrich the lives of children and adults throughout Northeast Wisconsin through concerts, workshops, and music education outreach. Members of the Quartet include violinists Ji-Yeon Lee and Vinicius Sant’Ana, violist Blakeley Menghini, and cellist Ryan Louie. Extraordinary musicians who have performed with orchestras and ensembles around the globe in the finest halls from Carnegie Hall and Brazil’s Teatro Municipal de São Paulo to Ukraine’s Lviv Philharmonic Hall, and won prestigious music competitions and awards, they are equally dedicated to music education and inspiring the next generation of music lovers. Each member of the Griffon String Quartet has advanced degrees and significant professional experience, both as educators and performers, and the ensemble has been recognized for “their youthful vigor, which is absolutely infectious!”
Midsummer’s Music was co-founded in 1990 by Jim and Jean Berkenstock, long-time Door County summer residents and principal orchestral players with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. What began as two concerts among friends has become one of the Midwest’s most anticipated chamber music series, bringing thousands of chamber music enthusiasts from around the globe to the magical Door County Peninsula.
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