BAE String Quartet – Inner Landscapes

Bronx Arts Ensemble presents a program for string quartet that brings together contemporary and historical works exploring introspection, dialogue, and the evolving language of the ensemble. Philip Glass’s String Quartet No. 5 creates a meditative environment shaped by repetition and subtle harmonic changes, drawing listeners into an introspective listening experience. Eleanor Alberga’s String Quartet No. 3 is a bold work filled with contrasting moods and strong musical conversations between the players. The program also includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4, a lively piece that showcases the playful back-and-forth between the four instruments that helped shape the string quartet as we know it today.

PROGRAM

Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 5

I, II, III, IV

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4

I. Allegro di molto.

II. Un poco Adagio affettuoso.

Eleanor Alberga: String Quartet No. 3

I. Moderato

III. Adagio

Program curated by Michelle Leidecker

PERFORMERS

Jorge Ávila

Evelyn Petcher Brandes

Eddy Malave

Eliana Mendoza