NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Concert Program

Faculty Recital Series

Avalon String Quartet

with guest faculty, David Charles Tay, tenor

 

Avalon String Quartet

Blaise Magnière, violin
Richard O. Ryan Endowed Chair in Violin 
Marie Wang, violin 
Anthony Devroye, viola 
Cheng-Hou Lee, cello 

Thursday, March 27, 2025
7 p.m.
NIU Recital Hall

 

Program

Tenebrae (2003)

 

Osvaldo Golijov
(b. 1960)

Stranger for string quartet and tenor

Libretto

Nico Muhly
(b. 1981)

David Charles Tay, tenor

 

Intermission

String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 26

Allegro

Intermezzo- Allegretto con moto

Larghetto- Lento

Waltz (Finale)- Temp di Valse

Erich W. Korngold
(1897-1957)

Tickets

Tickets for School of Music concerts are available online only. There are prices for adults, seniors, faculty and staff and non-NIU students. NIU students are admitted free of charge to all performances with pre-reserved tickets. Most recitals are not ticketed.

Programs

Livestream

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Upcoming Events

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