Friends of Music will present a concert by the Two Rivers String Quintet on Saturday, November 15.
The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Shepherdstown, WV. Entitled "Double Down: Two Cellos, Twenty Strings," it will include two works: the string quintet in C major by Franz Schubert (1797–1828), and another string quintet in C major by Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805) called "La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" ("Night music of the streets of Madrid").
The ensemble's members are shown in the accompanying photo as follows: Camilo Pérez-Mejía, cello; Heather Austin-Stone, violin; Jason Diggs, viola; Alán Saucedo, cello; and Petr Skopek, violin.
The ensemble's members, and its two cellists in particular, are well known for their expressive and powerful performances and collaborations Jed Gaylin, the Friends of Music's Music Director, said the concert will "dive into the full range of what a double-cello ensemble can do." He said the Schubert quintet is full of "rich textures, luminous harmonies, and profound emotional range," and the Boccherini work is "elegant and spirited, with sparkling charm."
Admission to the concert will be free for Friends of Music members. The ticket price for others will be $35 per person.
Tickets and memberships can be purchased on the Friends' website at www.friendswv.org or by mail (FOM, PO Box 220, Shepherdstown, WV 25443). Visa and Master Card will be accepted. For more information, contact the Friends' office at
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The Friends of Music organization is a non-profit that was founded in 1999 to support and promote musical excellence in the region. It receives generous support from the WV Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval of the WV Commission on the Arts. It is also supported generously by Ecolab, the Nora Roberts Foundation, the Long Meadow Fund, the Mary J. Stanley Fund, and the Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts.
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