Spring 2010

Punctum composed by Caroline Shaw

a piece inspired by Roland Barthes’ Camera Lucida

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By and By composed by Caroline Shaw

with soprano Abigail Haynes Lennox

a collection of works for string quartet and soprano, using texts from traditional bluegrass and gospel songs, including Fifty Miles of Elbow Room, and I’ll Fly Away.

1. Will there be any Stars in my Crown

2. Angel Band

3. Fifty Miles of Elbow Room

4. Oh, Death

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5. I'll Fly Away

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Poor Lazarus composed by Luke Cissell

a liminal suite evocative of bluegrass, old-time fiddling, gospel and folk music from the composer’s native Kentucky and southern Indiana

I. Breakdown

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II. Waltz

III. Reverie

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IV. Reel

Fall 2009

Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2

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Brahms Piano Quartet Op. 60

Schubert Quartettsatz in c minor, D. 703

 

Fall 2008

Mozart String Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 160 

I.    Allegro
II.   Un poco Adagio
III.  Presto

Mendelssohn String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13

I.   Adagio-Allegro vivace
II.  Adagio non lento
III. Intermezzo ~ Allegretto con moto-Allegro di molto-Tempo I

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IV. Presto

Gershwin Lullaby

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