A Return to the Grand Canyon Music Festival – Re-Air!
Dec. 31, 2024
On this episode of Arizona Encore, we’ll celebrate the Grand Canyon Music Festival’s 40th anniversary. What started almost as a fluke flute performance during a canyon hike in 1982 has now become a forward-thinking institution with equal commitments to music education and to outstanding performances by professional musicians.
String quintets, quartets and trios recorded at the 2022 festival will show off the diversity and breadth of classical music composed around the turn of the 20th century, but from different positions around the world. The Manhattan Chamber Players and the Catalyst Quartet recorded these performances last year and both ensembles will return to the Shrine of the Ages this weekend for special performances in honor of the festival’s 40th anniversary season.
Featured in this episode:
Foote – A Night – Brendan Speltz, violin; Connie Kupka, violin; Luke Fleming, viola; Jacob Fowler, cello; Clare Hoffman, flute
Tailleferre – String Quartet – Catalyst Quartet
- I. Modere
- II. Intermede
- III. Final. Vif
Dohnanyi – Serenade – Brendan Speltz, violin; Connie Kupka, violin; Luke Fleming, viola; Jacob Fowler, cello, Brook Speltz, cello
- I. Marcia: Allegro
- II. Romanza: Adagio non troppo
- III. Scherzo: Vivace
- IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
- V. Rondo: Allegro vivace
Still – Lyric Quartette – Catalyst Quartet
- I. The Senteimental One
- II. The Quiet One
- III. The Jovial One
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