Mar 9: Castalia String Quartet

  • March 9, 2025, 3:00 pm
  • First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St, Oneonta, NY 13820
  • Tickets: $25 general public, $10 student
Castalia String Quartet

Musicians

Uli Speth and Debrah Devine, violins
Amy Tompkins, viola
Ruth Berry, cello

The Castalia String Quartet is named for the Greek nymph Castalia, who evaded Apollo’s pursuits by diving into a spring. The spring became sacred to the Muses and was a source of poetic inspiration for all who drank from it. Like the Castalian spring’s mythical visitors, the Castalia String Quartet is dedicated to seeking the sources of inspiration that flow through every musical composition.

Program

String Quartet in C major op. 50 No. 3
I. Introduzione. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
II. Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
III. Menuetto grazioso
IV. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Intermission
Strum for String Quartet op. 3Jessie Montgomery (1981 – )
String Quartet in D major op. 76 No. 5
II. Largo. Cantabile e mesto
Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
Pannonia Boundless (2006)Aleksandra Vrebalov (1970 – )
Diamonds from the Duke for String QuartetDuke Ellington (1899 – 1974)
arr. Michael Braz