Close Encounters: From East to West

Witness the debut of the Taplin Quartet as they bring listeners on a journey From East To West with a varied program including familiar favorites like Waltzing Matilda and Clair de Lune alongside Debussy’s masterful String Quartet in G Minor, Lei Liang's dramatic piece, Gobi Gloria, inspired by Mongolian music, and an elegant arrangement of a Chinese traditional song.

Close Encounters is Heights Arts’ signature Sunday afternoon chamber music series, and the third concert in this season's series features performers Katherine Bormann, violin, Zhan Shu, violin, Gareth Zehngut, viola, Martha Baldwin, cello.

Stephan Koncz: Waltzing Matilda

Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune

Lei Liang: Gobi Gloria

Intermission

Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10

1. Animé et très décidé
2. Assez vif et bien rythmé
3. Andantino, doucement expressif
4. Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion

Chinese Traditional, Arr. Akejian: Jasmine

This concert is generously sponsored by: Bill Stigelman