9 October 2012

Bettina Mussumeli and Susan Freier, violins
Jodi Levitz, viola
Stephen Harrison, cello

We're thrilled to open our 20th season with a Bay Area favorite, the celebrated Ives Quartet. Intensity coupled with refinement highlight the Quartet's performances. They specialize in championing works of under-appreciated American composers, such as Cowell and Quincy Porter.

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PROGRAM:

Franz Josef Haydn—String Quartet in F Major Op. 50
                                No. 5, "The Dream"
Henry Cowell—Quartet No. 4, "United Quartet"
Bedrich Smetana—String Quartet No. 1, "From My Life"