About the performance
William Bolcom’s lively Three Rags infuses playful energy into the quartet, while Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet, a cornerstone of American chamber music, blends lyrical vibrancy with innovative harmonies. Bernard Herrmann’s Psycho Suite, performed in its original string instrumentation, brings the suspense of his iconic film score into the concert hall with gripping intensity and dark beauty. The program concludes with Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite, a quintessentially American work that captures the hope and optimism of life on the frontier.
Program
- William BOLCOM: Three Rags for String Quartet (1989)
- Amy BEACH: Quintet in F-sharp minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 67 (1907)
- Bernard HERRMANN: Psycho: A Narrative for String Ensemble (1960)
- Aaron COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite for Ensemble (1944)
Artists of the Chamber Music Society
- Anne‑Marie McDermott, piano
- Richard Lin, violin
- Kristin Lee, violin
- Francisco Fullana, violin
- Lun Li, violin
- Daniel Phillips, viola
- Paul Neubauer, viola
- Dmitri Atapine, cello
- Nick Canellakis, cello
- Nina Bernat, bass
- Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
- David Shifrin, clarinet
- Marc Goldberg, bassoon