Take Four! Music for Cello Quartet
Friday, May 12th, 2023 at 7pm at the Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro VT (tickets at bmcvt.org)
Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 7:30pm at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, Cambridge
Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 3:30pm at Follen Community Church, Lexington
With a tip of our hat to Dave Brubeck’s famous ground-breaking hit, “Take Five,” Sarasa brings the lush sound of the cello to the fore in music arranged and written for four cellos. A wide range of eras and styles from Josquin des Prez to J.S. Bach to Beethoven to Wagner to Fauré and Brubeck (arranged by Eugene Friesen).
Jake Charkey, Myron Lutzke, Timothy Merton & Jennifer Morsches, cellos
Program:
Fauré - Pavane
Josquin Des Prez - Entré, je suis en grant pensé
Fauré - Après un Rêve
J.S. Bach - Organ Prelude: Erbarme dich mein, O Herre Gott
Jake Charkey - “Alaap”
Beethoven - Scena al Ruscello from Pastoral Symphony, arr. 4 cellos by Peter Lichtenthal (1780-1853)
intermission
J.S. Bach - Chorales
Wagner - Feierliches Stück from “Lohengrin” (arr. Grützmacher)
Dave Brubeck - “Tritonis” (arr. Friesen)
Venues:
Brattleboro Music Center*: 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro VT 05301
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church: 1555 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02138
Follen Community Church: 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA 02420
*Tickets for Sarasa Ensemble concerts in Brattleboro VT are available at the Brattleboro Music Center’s website, https://bmcvt.org.
Discounts:
Special for Cambridge concerts only: $10 tickets are available for patrons under 35 years old!
Sarasa Ensemble is pleased to participate in the Card to Culture Program by extending discounts to EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders. Cardholders may purchase $5 tickets at the door or online by using the promo code attached to their card type:
EBT Cardholders use promo code EBTCARD
WIC Cardholders use promo code WICCARD
ConnectorCare cardholders use CONNECTORCARECARD
This program is run in partnership with the Mass Cultural Council, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services' Department of Transitional Assistance and Public Health (WIC), and the Massachusetts Health Connector. See the full list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.
