MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC’S
SCHNEIDER CONCERTS SERIES PRESENTS
THE jasper string quartet

Repertoire includes Haydn, Bartók, and Mendelssohn
Sunday, December 7th at 2 P.M.

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The Jasper String Quartet (Vanessa Brencino-Scherxer, Photographer)


Mannes College The New School for Music’s chamber music series, the Schneider Concerts presents the Jasper String Quartet, winners of the 2012 Cleveland Quartet competitionl, in a program of Haydn, Bartók, and Mendelssohn. The performance will take place on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2p.m. in The Auditorium at 66 W. 12th Street at The New School. Call (212) 229-5873 or visit www.newschool.edu/mannes/schneider-concerts/ for tickets and information.

Sunday, December 7, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
JASPER STRING QUARTET

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See and Hear the Jasper String Quartet
Program approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, including intermission.

Winner 2012 Cleveland Quartet Award
J Freivogel and Sae Chonabayashi, violin
Sam Quintal, viola; Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3 "Rider" (1793)
Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 5 (1934)
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13 (1827)

Winner of the 2012 Cleveland Quartet Award, the Philadelphia- based Jasper String Quartet is the Professional Quartet-in-Residence at Temple University's Center for Gifted Young Musicians. After winning the Grand Prize and the Audience Prize in the 2008 Plowman Chamber Music Competition, the Jaspers went on to win the Grand Prize at the 2008 Coleman Competition, First Prize at Chamber Music Yellow Springs 2008, and the Silver Medal at the 2008 and 2009 Fischoff Chamber Music Competitions. The quartet was the 2010-12 Ensemble-in-Residence at Oberlin Conservatory and, in conjunction with Astral Artists, was awarded a 2012 Chamber Music America grant through its Residency Partnership Program for work in Philadelphia schools. From 2009-2011, the Jaspers were the Ernst C. Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence at the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts (Katonah, NY). They were the first ensemble to be invited for a second year as such.

Formed at Oberlin Conservatory, the Jaspers began pursuing a professional career in 2006 while studying with James Dunham, Norman Fischer, and Kenneth Goldsmith as Rice University’s Graduate Quartet-in-Residence. In 2008, the quartet continued its training with the Tokyo String Quartet as Yale University's Graduate Quartet-in-Residence. The Jasper String Quartet is named after Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.

Hailed in The New York Times as “one of the best deals in town for lovers of classical music,” for nearly six decades, Mannes College The New School for Music’s Schneider Concerts series has presented outstanding young artists and ensembles at non-exclusionary ticket prices. The series stays young by keeping in touch with the next generation of classical music leaders, while remaining connected to a remarkable history that includes the New York debuts of pianist Peter Serkin and the Guarneri, Cleveland, and Vermeer String Quartets and TASHI. Artists such as Yefim Bronfman, Richard Goode, Jaime Laredo, Yo Yo Ma, and Murray Perahia were introduced to New York audiences early in their careers. The series was founded at The New School in 1957 as New School Concerts by violinist and conductor Alexander Schneider, who led the series until his death in 1993, at which time the series was renamed The Schneider Concerts in his honor. Artistic leadership is now under the auspices of a committee of noted musicians: Pamela Frank, Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin, Arnold Steinhardt, and Michael Tree.

Mannes College The New School for Music develops classical musician/citizens by combining music conservatory traditions with the cutting-edge advantage of being part of The New School, the nation's foremost progressive university. Founded in 1916, the Mannes formula for quality education capitalizes on its world-class faculty, location in the heart of the global arts capital, small class size, and a living tradition of rigor and depth that develops strong technique and great artistry. The Mannes ethos forms the basis of a vibrant community of degree or diploma students in the College or Extension division, and young people studying in Mannes Prep. In this second decade of the 21st century, demands on artists are greater and more complex than ever. Mannes provides a wide range of exciting learning and knowledge building in partnership with its sister divisions of The New School, including one of the world's great design schools, Parsons The New School for Design; the liberal arts at Eugene Lang College; public policy, business, and civic engagement in The New Shool for Public Engagement; and cross disciplinary arts learning at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and The New School for Drama.

The 2014-15 Schneider Concerts season is supported by the Alexander Schneider Foundation and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Subscriptions and single tickets on sale now:
$70 for a five-concert subscription
$17.50 single ticket general admission
$15.00 single ticket seniors 65+ and people with disabilities
$ 5.00 standby, students 30 and younger with school ID
For programming details and to purchase tickets, visit www.newschool.edu/concerts


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