• Friday, May 16, 2025 at 7pm at Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro VT (tickets at bmcvt.org)

• Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 7pm at Friends Meeting House, Cambridge

• Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 3:30pm at Follen Community Church, Lexington

Inspired by literary giants Anna Akhmatova, Yukio Mishima, and Baudelaire, our final program is a grand voyage of wonderfully contrasting soundscapes, featuring works by Florence Price, John Tavener, Philip Glass & Emilie Mayer.

With Mara Riley, soprano; Elise Kuder, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Mike Kelley, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos.

Program:

Pour Baudelaire per voce solo - Henri Pousseur (1929-2009)

String Quartet in G Major - Florence B. Price (1887-1953)
II. Andante Moderato

Akhmatova Songs, for soprano and string quartet - John Tavener (1944-2013)
   Dante
   Pushkin and Lermontov
   Boris Pasternak
   Couplet
   The Muse
   Death

String Quartet No. 3 “Mishima” VI. Closing - Philip Glass (b. 1937)
   VI. Closing    

intermission

String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 14 - Emilie Mayer (1812-1883)
   Allegro appassionato    
   Scherzo. Allegro assai - Trio. Un poco più lento
   Adagio con molta espressione
   Finale. Allegro molto

Ticket Prices:

Tickets purchased ahead:
(online, or with check by contacting sarah@sarasamusic.org or 9787669408)

Adult: $25
Senior: $20
Student/Under 35: $10
Under 18: free

Tickets to Brattleboro concerts at the Brattleboro Music Center are available for $20 in advance at their website www.bmcvt.org, or $25 at the door.

Venues:

Brattleboro Music Center: 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro VT 05301
Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge MA 02138
Follen Community Church: 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA 02420