Apollo Music Festival: 'Beethoven and Bridge'

Join us for the second to last concert of the Apollo Music Festival's 13th seasonat the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23. The program features a string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven commissioned by Andrey Razumovsky, as well as two movements from a sonata for violin and piano by Frank Bridge dedicated to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, one of the most prolific and generous classical music arts patron that you may never have heard of. Join us for a pre-concert talk 30 minutes before the performance and find out more about the concert below!

Program

Frank Bridge: Sonata for Violin and Piano, H183 (1932)
III. Allegro
IV. Andante con espressione

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59/1 (1808)
I. Allegro
II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
III. Adagio molto e mesto
IV. Theme Russe. Allegro

More information on our upcoming events: https://www.apollomusicfestival.com/events

The 13th Season of the Apollo Music Festival is approaching! From August 14 through 24, nine musicians from around the country will convene in Southeastern Minnesota to present ten free chamber music concerts at five venues in the area. This year's Apollo Music Festival will celebrate famous patrons of the arts that have supported the composers we know and love. Invite your friends! This is a free event open to all.

You may also like the following events from Apollo Music Festival:

• This Friday, 15th August, 07:00 pm, Apollo Music Festival: 'Apollo at Cappella Part I' in La Crosse
• This Saturday, 16th August, 10:00 am, Apollo Music Festival: 'Storytime' at Houston Library in Houston
• This Saturday, 16th August, 12:00 pm, Apollo Music Festival: 'Storytime' at Onalaska Public Library in Onalaska

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