War…what is it good for? Signum Quartet, ENCORE’s opening night musicians turned conversation panelists, discuss war, grief, and how current events are affecting our mental health around the world. Afterwards, join us for an evening of pop culture's most prominent anti-war, anti-establishment song arrangements by South African composer Matthijs van Dijk (brother of the Signum Quartet violist, Vandi van Dijk), curated with art song arrangements of Franz Schubert. After all, Schubert was a rebel of his own right having been blacklisted by the Austrian Empire for “inveighing against officials with insulting and opprobrious language.”
IDEAS - ENCORE Conversations (6 PM)
Signum Quartet
MUSIC - Friday Classics Series (7 PM)
Hailing from Germany, Signum Quartet is one of the most innovative, exciting string quartets on the horizon today, known for their “enormously intelligent and knowledgeable programming” (Rondo Magazin). Notably, Signum Quartet ‘s social media project, #quartweet, where composers of all ages and abilities were invited to tweet a short quartet of 280 notes or less on Twitter, garnered critical attention and acclaim.
ARTISTS:
Signum Quartet
Florian Donderer, violin
Annette Walther, violin
Vandi van Dijk, viola
Thomas Schmitz, cello
PROGRAM:
Schubert (1797-1828) (arr. Vandi van Dijk): An die Nachtigall D. 497
Schubert: String Quartet in G major, D. 887
*intermission*
Schubert (arr. Vandi van Dijk): Ins stille Land
Erkki-Sven Tüür (b. 1959): String Quartet No. 2 “Lost Prayers” (2012)
Schubert (arr. Vandi van Dijk): Wandrers Nachtlied
Matthijs van Dijk: (rage) rage against the (2018)
Radiohead (arr. Matthijs van Dijk): Paranoid Android
Led Zeppelin (arr. Matthijs van Dijk): Heartbreaker