|
| WHAT: |
The Amstel Quartet performs moving string quartet transcriptions and saxophone quartet greats from Mozart, Barber, Glazunov, Tan Dun, Jan Sweelinck, and the New York Premiere of Michael Torke's May-June-July. The repertoire of the Amstel Quartet is original and inventive, from their performance of Bach's Second Cello Suite in D to Michael Nyman's music for the film The Piano.
Founded in 1957, The New School's Schneider Concerts chamber music series has been hailed in the New York Times as "one of the best deals in town for lovers of classical music." It is known for presenting many of the world's chamber music notables before their rise to fame. Peter Serkin, the Guarneri String Quartet, and Tashi made their New York debuts in Schneider Concerts; Yefim Bronfman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Murray Perahia also performed in the series early in their careers. |
| WHO: |
The Amstel Quartet, "the most colorful saxophone quartet in the world," has since its 1997 formation released seven albums. Their unique saxophone interpretations of a broad variety of musical pieces have earned them honors around the globe, including the Concert Artist Management Guild Award, The Kersjes Prize, the Gaudeamus Interpreters Concours, and a host of others. |
| WHEN: |
2:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M., Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
| WHERE: |
The New School's Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street |
| TICKETS: |
$17.50 general admission, $15.00 senior admission, $5 student stand-by for 30 and younger with valid school ID; and as part of a $82 seven-concert subscription or &70 five-concert subscription. Reservations can be made by calling 212.229.5873 or emailing [email protected] |
About The New School
Located in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village, The New School is a center of academic excellence where intellectual and artistic freedoms thrive. More than 10,200 matriculated students and 6,400 continuing education students enjoy a disciplined education supported by small class sizes, superior resources, and renowned working faculty members who practice what they teach. The New School is comprised of The New School for General Studies, The New School for Social Research, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, Parsons The New School for Design, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, Mannes College The New School for Music, The New School for Drama, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. For more information, please visit http://www.newschool.edu.
|
