The set will include Leoš Janáček’s “Quartet no. 2, ‘Intimate Letters;’” Bedřich Smetana’s “Quartet no. 1 in E minor, ‘From My Life;’” and Antonin Dvořák’s “Quartet in G major, op. 106.”
It’s a big program offering the very best of Czech string quartet repertoire featuring three most important composers for our music tradition, according to Celia Diamond, Chamber Music in Yellow Springs publicity chair.
Wright State University Professor Emeritus Chuck Larkowski will give a pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m.
What: The Bennewitz String Quartet
Where: First Presbyterian Church, 314 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs
When: Sunday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Admission: Adults $25; students $7
More info: 937-374-8800 or go to www.cmys.org
SANCTUARY SERIES HIGHLIGHTS WITTENBERG ENSEMBLES
Twice the vocal talent will take the stage at the next Sanctuary Series event.
The Wittenberg Singers and Chamber Singers will perform themed sets at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at High Street United Methodist Church, 230 E. High St.
Admission is free, and an offering to support the series will be taken.
The all-female Wittenberg Singers includes 30 voices and their first set will be of nature themes including Randall Thompson’s “A Girl’s Garden” and “Honor the Earth” by Sarah Hopkins.
The second set will feature angel themes such as “Lift Thine Eyes” by Mendelssohn, “Until Even the Angels” by Craig Hella Johnson and “Bright Morning Stars” by Shawn Kirchner.
A set of folk songs and spirituals will round out this set.
Eight singers from the Wittenberg Choir form the Chamber Singers, in just their second semester together. The Chamber Singers will sing a short set of pieces including John Tavener’s “The Lamb,” based on a poem by William Blake.
For more information, go to the church's website.
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