AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL: Euclid Quartet & Oskar Espina Ruiz, Clarinet

The Euclid Quartet enjoys one of the most highly regarded reputations of any chamber ensemble of its
generation. Formed in 1998, it won top prizes at the Osaka, Hugo Kauder, Carmel, and Chamber Music
Yellow Springs competitions. In 2009, the Euclid Quartet was awarded the “American Masterpieces” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. “Rarely has a group found such meaning and vision” (American Record Guide). The Euclid Quartet joins our own clarinet virtuoso, Oskar Espina Ruiz for a clarinet quintet by Anna Wessner, lauded by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for her “simple, unpredictably expressive music.”

Program
Hugo KAUDER String Quartet #4
William BOLCOM Graceful Ghost Rag
Anna WEESNER The Eight Lost Songs of Orlando Underground for clarinet quintet
Franz SCHUBERT String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, & “Death and the Maiden”

$35.00 General Admission; $140.00 Season;
FREE: Students 18 and under and those attending full time at school, and active duty military