The Miro Quartet

Presented by Dumbarton Concerts

October 18, 2010, 9:00 pm

Dumbarton Concerts presents the Miró Quartet in recital at Georgetown's historic Dumbarton Church.  In addition to a world premiere by Dumbarton's composer-in-residence, the quartet performs Beethoven's Op. 18 No. 4, and, in a culinary nod, has the audience create the concert's second half, by choosing movements from a "menu" supplied by the Miró Quartet.

Daniel Ching, violin
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello

Featured performances:

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN:  String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
TUDOR DOMINIK MAICAN:  String Quartet No. 4 (World Premiere commissioned by the Dumbarton Concerts Board of Directors)

Quartet a la carte:  5 movements chosen by the audience from a menu supplied by the Miró Quartet.
Appetizer:
    FELIX MENDELSSOHN:  Allegro vivace assai from String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
First Course:   
    CLAUDE DEBUSSY:  Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10: "Doucement expressif"
Amuse Bouche:
    W.A. MOZART:  Minuet from String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 "Hoffmeister"
Main Course:
    FRANZ SCHUBERT:  Finale from String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Dessert:
    JEROME KERN:  "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

Encore:  CARLOS GARDEL:  Tango