Even when music doesn’t have a specific narrative, it tells a story. Dvořák actively encouraged American composers to use Native American culture, which inspired Amy Beach to write her string quartet based on Inuit tunes; and we’ve followed the musical trail to Caroline Shaw, who inspired Anne Cawrse to write “in spaces between” – a story of finding the space just to create while life pulls in multiple directions.

Program:

AMY BEACH String Quartet, Op. 89

ANNE CAWRSE “in spaces between” 

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 

(approx 60 minute duration, no interval) 

Artists:

Elizabeth Sellars, violin 

Wilma Smith, violin

Helen Ireland, viola

Zoe Knighton, cello