New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The world-renowned Cassatt String Quartet returns to Bethany Arts Community for an afternoon reverie of music in an intimate setting. The program features Mozart's last string quartet alongside music by two
Black American pioneers, Florence Price and
Dorothy Rudd Moore.
Florence Price and
Dorothy Rudd Moore were both groundbreaking musicians. Price was the first African-American woman to have her music performed by a major orchestra. Moore, who lived in New York City until her death last year, was co-founder of the Society of
Black Composers and taught at New York University. There's been a recent a renaissance of interest in both composers.
Come and experience these musical discoveries, right alongside the beautiful melodies of Mozart.
The concert at Bethany Arts Community (40 Somerstown Road, Ossining, NY) will take place on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 4-6PM. At 4pm, the audience is invited for a Wine & Cheese Art Reception to meet the artists. The concert will begin at 5pm. Tickets are $30 regular admission, $25 senior, and $10 student. Tickets can be purchased at the Bethany Arts Community website.
Hailed for its beautiful playing by The New York Times, the Cassatt String Quartet has performed to critical acclaim across the world, from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to Beijing's Central Conservatory. Founded in 1985, the group's discography includes over forty recordings, including three discs named "10 Best Classical Recordings" in The New Yorker Magazine. The CSQ is named for the American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.
The quartet consists of violinists Muneko Otani, and Jennifer Leshnower (an Ossining resident); violist Rosemary Nelis; and cellist Gwen Krosnick.
The Bethany Arts Community Concert is made possible by the New York
State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York
State Legislature. For more information about the event: https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/cassatt-quartet-concert-2023/
