2010 Call & Response Concert

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The Cypress String Quartet (Cecily Ward, violin; Tom Stone, violin; Ethan Filner, viola; and Jennifer Kloetzel, cello) presents its 11th Annual Call & Response concert, featuring the world premiere of a string quartet based on Ann Patchett's best-selling novel Bel Canto, commissioned from Boston-based composer Elena Ruehr. Also on the program are Mozart's String Quartet in D Major, K.575 and Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, "Death and the Maiden."

Known for their elegant performances, the Cypress is based in San Francisco but tours nationally. Their sound has been called "beautifully proportioned and powerful" by The Washington Post, and the ensemble has been singled out by Chamber Music Magazine as "a Generation X ensemble to watch."

The Call & Response program was born out of the Cypress's commitment to present music as a dynamic process of inspiration. Each year, the ensemble selects two works from the standard string quartet repertoire (the call) and commissions a third work (the response) based on the two older works.

This year, instead of drawing inspiration from music, the Cypress examines how literature has been an influence. Ms. Ruehr's Bel Canto will be paired with older masterpieces also inspired by literary works: Mozart's String Quartet in D Major K. 575 is based on Goethe's poem "The Violet," and Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" was inspired by a poem by German poet, Matthias Claudius.

This concert coincides with the release of the Cypress's new album - How She Danced - featuring three other string quartets by Elena Ruehr. For a preview, visit http://www.cypressquartet.com/listen.html.

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http://www.cypressquartet.com/CallandResponse2010/CallandRes...

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415-392-4400 (Box Office)