Dover Quartet
Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with an evening of powerful music.
To mark the occasion, the acclaimed Dover Quartet brings their signature blend of brilliance and heart to a program that reflects the complexity, spirit and evolving soundscape of America. Renowned for their glowing sound, the Dover Quartet has emerged as one of the most compelling chamber ensembles of their generation.
The evening features Strum by Jessie Montgomery and Rattle Songs, an arrangement of traditional songs by Pura Fé, newly reimagined for string quartet by composer Jerod Tate. Tate's voice returns in a compelling new commission—music that speaks to Native identity, memory and continuity. The program culminates in Dvořák's "American" Quartet, written during the Czech composer's stay in the US in 1893. Infused with echoes of spirituals and folk songs, the program is a luminous reflection on the idea of America.
Don't miss a pre-show talk with the artists.
Part of Dartmouth's celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
Funded in part the by Lewis A. Crickard '35A Visiting Performing Artists Fund, the Andrew J. Greenebaum 1984 Fund and the Frank L. Harrington 1924 Fund No. 3.
Photo by Roy Cox
Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine and "the next Guarneri Quartet" by the Chicago Tribune, the two-time Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet is one of the world's most in-demand chamber ensembles. The group's awards include a stunning sweep of all prizes at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, grand and first prizes at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and prizes at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. Its honors include the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, Chamber Music America's Cleveland Quartet Award and Lincoln Center's Hunt Family Award. The Dover Quartet is the Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music and Quartet in Residence at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music.
“One of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years”
BBC Music Magazine
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