NJSO Chamber Players perform at Cape May Music Festival
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM DVOŘÁK’S STRING QUARTET NO. 14, DOHNÁNYI’S SERENADE FOR STRING TRIO AND MOZART’S DIVERTIMENTO FOR STRING TRIO, K. 563
Thu, June 12, at Episcopal Church of the Advent in Cape May
NEWARK, NJ—A quartet of New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players will present a program of classics from the chamber repertoire as part of the 25th annual Cape May Music Festival. The string quartet performs at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Cape May on Thursday, June 12, at 8 pm.
NJSO Associate Concertmaster Brennan Sweet, violinist Adriana Rosin, Assistant Principal Viola Elzbieta Weyman and cellist Na-Young Baek perform a program featuring Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 14, Dohnányi’s Serenade for String Trio and Mozart’s Divertimento for String Trio, K. 563.
Of the program’s centerpiece quartet, Weyman says: “Dvořák wrote this quartet close to the end of his life. Most composers either go back to their roots or start doing super weird experimental stuff late in life—I love this piece because it does both. It’s full of the Slavic melodies we all love to hear in Dvořák’s work, and it has one of his classic fast-paced swinging scherzos, but it also has a lot of things that you wouldn’t expect from him. The first and last movements have some pretty crazy—for Dvořák, at least!—modulations and tempo changes. It really is the best of both worlds.”
The NJSO Chamber Players give the performance through the Orchestra’s Resources for Education and Community Harmony (REACH) program. REACH brings NJSO chamber music ensembles to a wide variety of settings—including senior living communities, youth centers, restaurants, hospitals and schools—across the state. With original programs designed and performed by NJSO musicians, REACH provides unique opportunities to get up close and personal with NJSO musicians and make music-filled memories that last a lifetime. To learn more, visit www.njsymphony.org/reach.
TICKETS
General-admission tickets are $20, senior tickets are $15 and student tickets are $5. Tickets are available for purchase through the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities online at www.capemaymac.org/toursevents/capemaymusicfestival.html or by phone at 609.884.5404.