Please join Concerts On The Hill on Thursday, November 20 at 7PM, presenting the DaPonte String Quartet performing Haydn’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20 No. 4, and Ives’s String Quartet No. 2.
Haydn’s Quartet highlights the clarity and elegance of the classical style, while Ives’ work brings a bold and distinctly American voice. Together, the pieces offer a fascinating contrast between tradition and experimentation. The program will be presented in two parts with an approximate total length of 75 minutes. There may be a brief intermission.
About the ensemble: Not long after forming in Philadelphia 33 years ago, the DaPonte String Quartet surprised the musical world by moving from a cosmopolitan urban area to rural Maine. The DSQ had been — and continues to be — sought after to perform and teach all over the U.S. and around the world. They have appeared in France, Scotland, Canada, and more than twenty American states. Their performances have been broadcast over nation-wide radio and television programs in both the United States and Canada. They have received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Philadelphia Musical Fund Society, the Music Teachers National Association, Chamber Music America, and have participated in several of the nation’s most prestigious concert series to rave reviews. Musicians and critics alike wondered, why would the DSQ move to Maine, where, as the New York Times noted, they create an experience “like watching the Celtics play in the local gym.”
