San Diego New Music presents the Formalist Quartet
San Diego New Music is at it again! On Tuesday, March 27th at 7:30pm, we're presenting an incredible concert at the Atheneum Music and Arts Library in La Jolla by the Formalist Quartet with special guest singer Phoebe Jevtovic Rosquist. This concert will feature Janacek's First Quartet, "Kreutzer Sonata" alongside Shostakovich's Fifth Quartet. Also on the concert are pieces by Toru Takemitsu and Harold Budd, with the soprano joining the quartet for songs from the 14th-century Cypriot Ars Subtilior manuscript and a set by Henry Purcell. The Formalist Quartet is an exciting LA-based group that plays both classical and contemporary works. This is a great concert for people interested in getting to know contemporary music. We're pairing pieces from the classical repertory with recent works in these concerts, and providing a real variety of different listening experiences. This is an opportunity to bring friends who are curious about new music but who don't k...