Cassia Streb / Sandstone Quartet - Between Home and Away

“We are gathering in the spirit of a salon. Each of these composers transforms familiar materials into something newly alive. I invite you to join us—to listen, reflect, and rediscover what it means to be at home in music.”
— Cassia Streb

How do we find a sense of musical belonging—through the sounds of home, or the songs of faraway places? Between Home and Away explores this question through three masterworks for string quartet by Antonín Dvořák, Florence Price, and Amy Beach—each illuminating the dialogue between identity, influence, and imagination.

Dvořák’s beloved “American” Quartet (composed in 1893) captures the composer’s wonder at the musical landscape of the New World, weaving echoes of spirituals and Native American melodies into radiant chamber textures. Florence Price’s Five Folksongs in Counterpoint (1950) reclaims those same spiritual roots from within, transforming familiar tunes like Swing Low, Sweet Chariot into intricate, joyful counterpoint. And Amy Beach’s Quartet for Strings in One Movement (1929) turns outward once more, drawing inspiration from Inuit melodies to create a bold and luminous sound world.

Together, these works invite us to listen beyond borders—to hear how music bridges distance and how, through attentive listening, we come to understand one another.

Performance to be followed by a reception with the artists.

You may also like the following events from Center for the Arts at Kayenta:

• This Sunday, 16th November, 03:00 pm, Kayenta 100 Project: Part II - Community Building in Ivins
• Next month, 2nd December, 07:30 pm, Voyager Lecture: Images of Jupiter from a New Perspective with Dr. Candice Koharcheck in Ivins
• Next month, 5th December, 04:00 pm, First Fridays at Kayenta: Luminaria Nights in Ivins

Also check out other Arts events in Ivins, Fine Arts events in Ivins.