Join our Fellows, Roberta dos Santos, cello, and Alexandre Negrão, violin, for an eclectic night of music in this intimate setting. From the lyricism of Brazilian masters Osvaldo Lacerda and Chiquinha Gonzaga, to the intensity of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 7, this program spans worlds of sound and emotion. The program also includes Tucker Fuller’s contemplative The Road Ahead inspired by Thomas Merton’s reflections on faith, and Clarice Assad’s Canções da América, bursting with color and rhythm. Featuring Iris artists Marisa Polesky, violin; Aaron Tubergen, viola and David Carlisle, percussion.

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String Quartet No. 1           Osvaldo Lacerda

I. Preludio e Danca               (1927-2011)

String Quartet No. 7, Op. 108.   Dmitri Shostakovich

I. Allegretto             (1906-1975)

II. Lento

III. Allegro - Allegretto

The Road Ahead                                    Tucker Fuller 

I. I have no idea where I am going   (b. 1980) 

II. I think I am following

III. I may seem to be lost

IV. I will not fear

Duas Miniaturas Brasileiras     Chiquinha Gonzaga

Lua Branca from the operetta “O Forrobodo”               (1847-1935)

Corta-Jaca

Canções da América   Clarice Assad 

6. Purahei   (b. 1978)