Wild Contrasts from the Harlem String Quartet
The Harlem Quartet was back in North Carolina over the weekend and stretching into Monday, February 21, playing concerts in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh, and offering outreach programs for a retirement community and two educational organizations as their visit came to a close. Some of the music was familiar, as the ensemble has been performing here and there in our state for well over a decade. Thus some chamber music enthusiasts in cities where they’ve been often heard have developed both affection and enthusiasm for the vibrant foursome and the programs they offer with such passion and incisiveness. With generous support from the Hon. Mary J. C. Cresimore, Chamber Music Raleigh presented two back-to-back Sunday concerts in the NC Museum of Art‘s SECU Auditorium, a space that sounds better than ever since its not-too-long-ago renovation.
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