Upcoming Concerts
Presidio String Quartet presents "20th and 21st Century Innovators" a concert of String Quartets by Béla Bartók, Anton Webern and Richard Carrick. This concert follows the developement of the string quartet from early twentieth century romanticism to the present day focus on the string quartet as a rich sound resource. Central to this development was Béla Bartók who was an early innovator in this regard taking as his model the varied and un-standardized sounds which figured prominently in the folk traditions he studied. We will feature the lush and chromatic Langsamersatz(1905) by Anton Webern, the ever exciting and enigmatic 2nd String Quartet(1927) of Béla Bartók and Adagios for String Quartet(2007) a transcendent and elegiacal piece by New York based composer Richard Carrick. A surprise visit to the stage by longtime member Deborah Katz, now based in Mexico, rounds out the evening.
January 13th, 2012, 8pm at the Berkeley Hillside Club
Performance History
"New music for mostly strings "
Irregular Resolutions Composer's Group
The 6th annual concert of new music for mostly strings featuring the Presidio String Quartet, Picasso Quartet, and guest artists. Come hear new works by Irregular Resolutions: Belcher, Bernstein, Bilotta, Dierauf, Friedman, Graves, Mobia, Sanchez, Severson, & Verotta
--October 30th, 8 PM, Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA
www.irregularresolutions.org
"Sabor Latino"
Program: Latin American inspired new music. Quijotadas by Gabriela Lena Frank's, an evocative and spicy portrayal of Cervantes' masterpiece "Don Quixote," Scenes of Costa Rica by David Ryther's, tangos by Luis Gardel, and the intriguing violin duos of Luciano Berio.
--- June 4th, 2010, 8 PM, Hillside Club, Berkeley
"Bending TIme: a concert exploring the experience of time through music"
Program: Fratres for String Quartet (1977) by Arvo Part, Six Bagatellas for String Quartet (1913) by Anton Webern, Six Etudes for solo violin (2008) by David Ryther, String Quartet in f minor "serioso" op. 95 (1813) by L.v. Beethoven
--- June 19th, 2009,8 PM, Berkeley Hillside Club
"Beyond the Cold War"
Program: Study no. 5 for String Quartet (2005) by Matthew Goodheart, String Quartet no. 1 op. 50 by Sergei Prokofiev, String Quartet no. 2 by Sofia Gubaidulina, String Quartet No. 5 by Philip Glass
---November 23rd, 2009, 8 PM, Studio 210, San Francisco
--- November 9th, 2008, 7:30 PM, Berkeley Art Center
As part of UC Berkeley's Noontime Concerts
Program: Study no. 5 for String quartet (2005) by Matthew Goodheart
--- November 5th, 2008, noon, Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley
Balkan Rhythms
Program: Things Change for String Quartet by
Brien Henderson, Quartet no. 1 by Dan Cantrell, Fratres for String Quartet (1977) by Arvo Part, RacerX Quartet by Sylvain Carton,Quartet No. 1 by Bela Bartok
--- March 9th, 2008, 7:30 PM, Berkeley Art Center