Rooted in the choral and jazz traditions of the early 20th century, the Nassoons’ signature arrangements blend timeless five-part harmony with contemporary flair. As ambassadors of Princeton’s musical tradition, they are honored to bring their classic, collegiate sound to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Fleeting impressions, dream-like color, and hypnotic form in music for string quartet by 20th century masters Hugo Kauder, Claude Debussy and Philip Glass.
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Share the laughter, song and joy as Golden Bough performs rare versions of Celtic songs of Winter, as well as their unique take on better known Christmas Carols.
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Two world premieres by San Francisco’s own Hyo-shin Na are presented alongside Ruth Crawford’s String Quartet, a selection of piano works by the 20th Century master Ferruccio Busoni, and a new, re-imagined version of Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s The Banjo by the ensemble’s pianist, Thomas Schultz.
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One of the world’s most distinguished string quartets, the Pro Arte Quartet perform contemporary Ukrainian composer Denys Lytvynenko’s String Quartet No. 2, which, according to the composer, tells a story “without a happy ending”, along with works by Germaine Tailleferre and Fanny Hensel (Mendelssohn).
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