Wednesday, August 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm CDT
NEXUS Chamber Music returns to the North Shore with a dynamic program for string octet, promising an exhilarating and fresh sonic experience. Eight world-renowned musicians will collaborate on Shostakovich’s haunting and electrifying Two Pieces for String Octet and the beloved String Octet by the young genius Felix Mendelssohn. The program also features the world premiere performance of a new string trio by Brooklyn-based composer and Grammy® award winning trumpet player Michael R. Dudley Jr.
Program
Michael Dudley (b. 1994): New Work for String Trio (World Premiere)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
John Novacek (b. 1964): Music for 8
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Artists: Claire Bourg, Jacques Forestier, Kenneth Renshaw, and Rannveig Marta Sarc, violin; Brian Hong and Cara Pogossian, viola; Alexander Hersh and Edvard Pogossian, cello
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