Dreams and Prayers 

Friday, August 4 · 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

Musical Prelude by Quartet Integra
Brahms’ String Quartet in C Minor, Opus 51, No. 1
6:30 PM in The Baker- Baum Concert Hall

Two major composers come to grips with their heritages in two heart-stopping pieces of virtuosity and expressivity: Mendelssohn, reconciling his Jewish heritage with his adopted Christianity in his stormy piano trio; and Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov, whose music blends Argentinean music, traditional Jewish idioms, and modern sounds into a distinctive style. His klezmer-influenced clarinet quintet, a “raw, unpredictable, ecstatically involving piece,” (Gramophone Magazine) first brought him to international attention and made him “one of the most celebrated stars in classical music.” (New York Times)

J.S. BACH
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (arr. String Trio) 

Tessa Lark, Alexi Kenney, violins
Efe Baltacigil, cello

OSVALDO GOLIJOV
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind  

Mark Simpson, clarinet
Alexi Kenney, Tessa Lark, violins
Maiya Papach, viola
Coleman Itzkoff, cello

MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66 

Zoltán Fejérvári, piano
Blake Pouliot, violin
Efe Baltacigil, cello