Listen Fridays at 9:00am (replayed on Saturday also at 9am) to Paula Granquist’s “ArtZany!: Radio for the Imagination”
Paula’s Guest/Topic this week: Paula’s guest today is cellist David Carter, artistic director of the Bridge Chamber Music Festival in Northfield, Minnesota. David Carter is currently professor of music at St. Olaf College. In addition to his St. Olaf responsibilities, he has served as the cello editor for StringNotes magazine and faculty at the Red Lodge Music Festival and the Interlochen Arts Camp. He has performed as soloist with both the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and in recital throughout the US.
The Bridge Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 13th season with four concerts spanning the week of August 18-25 in Northfield, MN. The concerts present classical chamber music from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, performed by local artists and special guests. Most concerts are only $5 general admission, with tickets available at the door or the Northfield Arts Guild. For more information visit http://www.bridgechamber.org/
Here’s a list of the concert details:
Festival Concert I
Thursday August 18, 7:30 PM
Carleton College Concert Hall
Shostakovich: Quartet #9, Op. 73 Mozart: “Kegelstatt” Trio, K. 498 Brahms: String Sextet in G major, Op. 36 Artists: the Artaria Quartet, Jun Qian, clarinet, Kathryn Ananda-Owens, piano, Hector Valdivia, viola, Andrea Een, viola, David Carter, cello.
Young Artist Recital
Sunday August 21, 2 PM, Studio A (St. Olaf College)
Festival Concert II
Tuesday August 23, 7:30 PM
Carleton College Concert Hall
Taffanel: Quintet for Winds Dohnanyi: Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1 Jazz Selections by Hagedorn/Clements Artists: Windworks, Andrew Hisey, piano, Nina Fan and Hector Valdivia, violin, Charles Gray, viola, David Carter, cello, David Hagedorn, vibes, Kevin Clements, bass
Festival Concert III
Thursday, August 25, 7:30 PM
Urness Recital Hall (St. Olaf College)
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) Martinu: Variations on a Theme by Rossini Schubert: Octet, D. 803 Artists: Michael Jorgenson, baritone, Bonnie Jorgenson, piano, Andrey Techmazov, cello, Nicola Melville, piano, Leslie Shank and Hector Valdivia, violin, Andrea Een, viola, David Carter, cello, Paul Ousley, bass, Jun Qian, clarinet, Jackson Bryce, bassoon, Gwen Anderson, horn.
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