Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival Features Virtual Concerts

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Archipelago Collective Artistic Director, Sophie Baird-Daniel and Executive Director Dana Jackson announce the 2020 Virtual Chamber Music Festival…

Our groundbreaking virtual festival presents 18 exceptional musicians from across the country. Our players hail from some of the nation’s top orchestras and chamber music institutions including the Seattle Symphony, Boston Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

The Artists: Our groundbreaking virtual festival presents 18 exceptional musicians from across the country. Our players hail from some of the nation’s top orchestras and chamber music institutions including the Seattle Symphony, Boston Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Violins: Maya Cohon, Kristin Lee, Andy Liang, Robyn Quinett
Violas: Mary Ferrillo, Alex Grimes, Sarah Kienle
Celli: Nathan Chan, Francesca McNeeley
Flute: Mira Magrill
Clarinet: Anton Rist
Bassoon: Dana Jackson
Harp: Sophie Baird-Daniel
Piano: Elizabeth Dorman
Ensemble: Attacca Quartet

The Concerts: 

Attacca Quartet Friday, September 4 @ 7:00pm PDT

Grammy award-winning Attacca Quartet, as described by The Nation, “lives in the present aesthetically, without rejecting the virtues of the musical past”, and it is this dexterity to glide between the music of the 18th through to 21st century living composer’s repertoire that has placed them as one of the most versatile and outstanding ensembles of the moment – a quartet for modern times. This concert is presented in partnership with Chamber Music Society Detroit.

String Quartet in C major, Op. 74, No. 1 Franz Joseph Haydn
Valencia Caroline Shaw
Blueprint Caroline Shaw
Grosse Fugue, Op. 133 Ludwig van Beethoven

Amy Schroeder, Violin
Domenic Salerni, Violin
Nathan Schram, Viola
Andrew Yee, Cello

Goldberg Variations Saturday, September 5 @ 5:00pm PDT

The Seattle Symphony’s Nathan Chan and Andy Liang team up again to create violin and cello duet magic. Then Pianist Liz Dorman will take a deep dive into the incomparable Goldberg Variations by JS Bach. This renowned Bach interpreter takes us on a journey through the monumental work.

Grand Duo Brilliant, Op. 12 Friedrich Hermann
I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Adagio
III. Allegro moderato
Alone Giovanni Sollima
Goldberg Variations Johann Sebastian Bach

Nathan Chan, Cello
Andy Liang, Violin
Liz Dorman, Piano

Quarantine Duos Sunday, September 6 @ 5:00pm PDT

This all-duet concert explores the joys of partnership in music. New York based Robyn and Anton are married and beautifully blend their clarinet and violin sounds. Mary and Francesca are both based in Boston and highlight the lower end of the string section with their viola and cello.

Duo for Clarinet and Violin Op.14, No.2 Georg Friedrich Fuchs
I. Moderato
II. Rondo, Allegretto
Hommage . J. S. Bach B.la Kov.cs
Rhapsody No.1 for solo violin Jessie Montgomery
Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet Igor Stravinsky
Bucolics Witold Lutosławski
Two pieces for Viola and Cello Rebecca Clarke
American Haiku Paul Wiancko

Robyn Quinnett, Violin
Anton Rist, Clarinet
Mary Ferrillo, Viola
Francesca McNeeley, Cello

“Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.” Monday, September 7 @ 5:00pm PDT

Enjoy curated wine pairings in collaboration with Seattle’s storied Champion Wine Cellars. Directors Sophie Baird-Daniel and Dana Jackson will be featured playing their favorite concerti, accompanied by string quartet. The program opens with a quartet in honor of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. Be sure to pick up your wine pairings from Champion Wine Cellars!

String Quartet Op 18, No. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro
II. Adagio Cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

Danses Sacr.e et Profane Claude Debussy
Bassoon Concerto in B flat Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I. Allegro
II. Andanta ma Adagio
III. Rondo: tempo di menuetto

Kristin Lee and Maya Cohon, Violins
Alex Grimes, Viola
Nathan Chan, Cello
Sophie Baird-Daniel, Harp
Dana Jackson, Bassoon

Ticket Details

Concerts will stream directly from our website. Individual $15 tickets allow viewing for 24 hours, and a $50 subscription provides archived access to all concerts for one month.

Access, along with our virtual instrument petting zoo videos, is free to educators.

Link to: Festival 2020 to purchase tickets

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