Timeless Inspirations

In honor of Allen Whear

Works from Linda Caitlin Smith, Haydn, Sirmen, J.S. Bach, and Mozart

Works for a String Quartet
The concert features pieces that mirror and reflect one another, from Bach’s Contrapunctus No. 6 to quartets by Haydn, Sirmen, and Mozart. Each work echoes elements of the others, highlighting the interconnectedness of these composers and how their influences shaped their pursuit of musical mastery.

Program

LINDA CATLIN SMITH As you pass a reflective surface

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Quartet for strings in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2, Hob. III:20

III. Adagio – Cantabile
IV. Allegro molto

MADDALENA LAURA SIRMEN String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 3, No. 2

I. Andantino
II. Allegro

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH The Art of Fugue

6. Contrapunctus 6 a 4 in Stylo Francese

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quartet No.13 in D minor, K.173

I. Allegro ma molto moderato
II. Andantino grazioso
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegro