Electric Earth Concerts presents The Ciompi Quartet

Electric Earth Concerts presents the Ciompi Quartet on Friday, May 5 at 7 pm at the First Church in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Duke University’s Quartet-in-Residence brings Schubert’s magnificent Quartet in D minor, “Death and the Maiden” to EEC for the first time, and a seminal 20th century work: Béla Bartók’s String Quartet No. 4. The program opens with Anthony Kelley’s Sidelines, a playful tribute to his more athletically inclined siblings. Since its founding in 1965 by the renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. Its members are all professors at Duke, where they teach instrumental lessons, coordinate and coach chamber music, and perform across campus in concert halls, libraries, dormitories, and classrooms. In a career that spans five continents and includes many hundreds of concerts, the Ciompi Quartet has developed a reputation for performances of intelligence and musical sophistication, with a warm, unified sound that allows each player’s individual voice to emerge. “Together they felt and shaped the ever-changing moods and characters of the work, passing the ball among themselves and inspiring one another with their lively music making.” —Nordwest-Zeitung, Germany General admission is $30, payable online or at the door, via cash or check. Students may attend for free. For more information, contact [email protected] or call 603.499.6216