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JOIN US JANUARY 18TH & 19TH
TO HEAR THE PACIFICA STRING QUARTET

Sunday, 18 January 2009 at 7 p.m.
Monday, 19 January 2009 at 8 p.m.

Subscription Concert No. 3

Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often daring repertory choices, the Pacifica Quartet has carved out a compelling musical path. Since the group first came together in 1994, the ensemble has swept top prizes in several leading international competitions from the Cleveland Quartet Award to the Naumburg. In 2006, the Pacifica was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant – only the second chamber music ensemble ever to be selected. In 2002, the Pacifica was appointed a member of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s CMS Two program for gifted young musicians. The Pacifica Quartet tours extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia, performing in the world’s major concert halls. The members of the Pacifica Quartet live in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, where they were appointed to the faculty of the University of Illinois in 2004 and serve as Faculty Quartet in Residence.

 


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Louise Bessette, piano
Simon Aldrich, clarinet
Jonathan Crow, violin
Yegor Dyachkov, cello

Program:
MESSIAEN CENTENARY CONCERT
Nicolas Gilbert:
The Time of the Impossible
Messiaen:
Quartet for the End of Time

Ensemble sponsor
RBC Foundation/RBC Dominion Securities

Sponsor
Mr. F. R. Matthews, Q.C.

Co-sponsors:
Dr. Martha Cohen, C.M.
Ms. Evelyn Fisher