Concert Program
Ensemble Recital Series
String Chamber Music Recital
Friday, November 13, 2026
8:00 pm
Recital Hall
Program
| Sonata in G major for Two Cellos I. Adagio II. Allegro prestissimo |
Jeane-Baptiste Barrière (1707-1747) |
| Cello Duos No. 1 Commodo No. 10 Capricioso No. 4 Vivace |
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956) |
| Annika Roberts and Renee Edson, cellos | |
| Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major K 423 I. Allegro |
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791) |
| Passacaglia after Handel | Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935) |
| Noah Mayer, violin and Vivian Munoz, viola | |
| Quartet in F I. Allegro moderato II. Assez vif. Très rythmé III. Trés lent IV. Vif et agité |
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) |
| Misterioso Quartet Christian Balgeman and Keira Specht, violins Tim Liu, viola Hannah Schwarz, cello |
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| Intermission |
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| Quartet Op. 74 No. 2 in F Major I. Allegro spirituoso II. Andante grazioso III. Minuet-Trio IV. Finale. Presto |
Josef Haydn (1732-1809) |
| Katamata Quartet (Graduate quartet 2028) Gabriel Roethle and David Lindo, violins Baxter Brown, viola Hudson Schill, cello |
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| Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 Serioso I. Allegro con brio II. Allegretto ma non troppo III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso IV. Larghetto espressivo-Allegretto agitato: Allegro |
Ludwig v. Beethoven (1770-1827) |
| Heron Quartet (Graduate quartet 2027) Athina Vrettou and Sam Rehorst, violins Trevor Bitner, viola Renee Edson, cello |
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