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EVENT NEWS / April 27, 2009

Boise Chamber Music Society Presents Ying Quartet, Hosts Annual Young Artist String Quartet Competition

The Boise Chamber Music Series will conclude with a performance by the Ying Quartet at 8 p.m. May 8 in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. Tickets are $20-$25 by calling 426-1216 or e-mailing jbelfy@boisestate.edu. 

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The Ying Quartet occupies a unique position of prominence in the classical music world, combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today’s world. Now in its second decade as a quartet, the group has established itself in tours across the United States and abroad. Their performances regularly take place in many of the world’s most important concert halls, including Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House. The quartet’s belief that concert music can be a meaningful part of everyday life has drawn the foursome to perform in settings as diverse as workplaces, schools, juvenile prisons and the White House.

The concert in Boise will open with Felix Mendelssohn’s “Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 12.” Bela Bartok’s “Sixth String Quartet” will follow and will close with Antonin Dvorak’s “Quartet in A-flat Major, Opus 105.”

In addition, the Boise Chamber Music Society will host its fourth annual Young Artist String Quartet Competition from 9 a.m.-noon May 9 in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public and sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Six finalist student string quartets will perform short programs of contrasting works at the pre-college and collegiate levels; students from Boise, Meridian and Timberline high schools will be represented. The collegiate quartets were selected from Boise State University, Brigham Young University-Idaho and the College of Idaho. First-place winners in each category will receive cash prizes, and all participating quartets will receive written comments from the Ying Quartet; the quartet judged the first annual competition when they appeared in Boise three years ago.

For more information, contact Jeanne Belfy at 426-1216.

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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Monday, April 27, 2009