Celebrate the end of summer with a program of American Composers!
The Boston Public Quartet is thrilled to present three American works for piano and strings you've probably never heard. Arthur Foote, a member of the "Boston Six," writes romantic and impressionistic music which is full of distinctly "American" melodies. His Piano Quartet opus 23 was published in 1890, and during Foote's lifetime was performed to great acclaim. However it quickly disappeared from the concert stage and was out of print for 50 years, so we are pleased to aid in its rebirth.
Jeraldine Saunders Herbison, whom we've had the distinct pleasure of working with (on zoom) to prepare this piece, utilizes deep and sometimes dark poetic elements in her music. While this piece has been premiered digitally, this performance will be a world live premiere! The Florence Price Piano Quintet is a giant of a work, rich with African-American rhythmic and melodic elements. Also only recently published in 2009, decades after her death in 1953, this work deserves to be held in the same regard as the other great quintets of Schumann and Brahms we hold so dear, and Price in turn, "household name" status. We are happy to collaborate with violinist Nicole Parks on the quintet. The Boston Public Quartet is dedicated to the amplification of historically excluded voices in classical music. We are grateful to the American Music Project for making this performance possible.
Free and Open to the Public, No Tickets Required
2022/08/31 - 2022/08/31
All Saints Parish Brookline
1773 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Public Transportation
On the MBTA Green Line C Branch: Get off at the Dean Road stop. You will see the church across the street. On the MBTA Green Line D Branch: Get off at the Beaconsfield stop. Walk through the parking lot and turn left onto Beaconsfield Road. After one block, at the stop sign, turn right onto Dean Road, the church is on your left at the corner.
Parking
Parking is available on both sides of Beacon Street, on the median strip on the westbound side of Beacon Street, on Dean Road on the side opposite the park, and in the residential areas around the church. Brookline has a two-hour parking limit on all streets from 6:00 a.m.to 1:00 a.m. Overnight parking on the street is prohibited. For parking rules see the Town of Brookline Parking.
The concert will take place upstairs in the music room
We regret that there is no elevator on site.