Wild Horizons - Cascadia Strings

Event Description

Formed in 2015, Award-winning Cascadia Strings is an initiative to bring diverse
and engaging chamber music repertoire to all audiences, fusing together iconic
original works with well-crafted arrangements of popular music of the last
century, all in the vision to bring live, meaningful musical experiences to new
venues and music-lovers in Victoria and beyond. As a passionate concert curator,
Kathryn Wiebe, founder, programs shows with thoughtful content, cross-genre
repertoire, with a result that is touching and powerful to audience members,
regardless of demographics.

This concert features Victoria-based Musicians, Tyson Doknjas &
Jeremy Potts (Violins), Jessica Pickersgill (Violas), and Vancouver’s Yu Yu Liu (Cello). These
are graduates of conservatories and schools, such as University of Victoria, The
Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory of Music, to name a few. You
may recognize this talented bunch from orchestras and ensembles such as Victoria Symphony,
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Candlelight Concerts, and more.

Program:

String Quartet No. 4, Op. 76 in B-Flat Major - Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
I. Allegro con spirito

String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 - “American” B.179 - Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
II. Lento
I. Allegro na non troppo

Landscapes (Paysages) - Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
I. North. Moderato molto
II. Alpestre. Allegretto
III. Tongataboo. Allegro

INTERMISSION

Les Sauvages - Jean-Pierre Guignon (1702-1774)

The Evergreen - Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
IV. Root
II. Stem

String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 - “American” B.179 - Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
III. Molto vivace
IV. Finale (Vivace ma non troppo)

Website Link: https://www.instagram.com/cascadiastrings/