Concert Scheduled for March 23 at the ICA
Boston, MA – Boston University College of Fine Arts and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) present the Arditti Quartet, March 23, 2014 at 7pm.
“The Arditti Quartet is the ultimate new music group. Their virtuosity, artistry, commitment and longevity are unrivaled. They haven’t just contributed a page to the history books, they’ve put in whole chapters,” explains Joshua Fineberg, Boston University School of Music Professor and Director of the Boston University Center for New Music.
“In terms of contemporary music performance, the Arditti Quartet is the standard bearer,” said John Andress, ICA Public Programs Manager. “They have worked with and commissioned quartets by the best composers of the last half century, and we are thrilled to present their work as part of the ICA’s leading-edge new music program.”
The Arditti Quartet enjoys a worldwide reputation for their spirited and technically refined interpretations of contemporary and earlier-20th-century music. Hundreds of string quartets and other chamber works have been written for the quartet since its foundation by first violinist Irvine Arditti in 1974, many of which have left a permanent mark on string quartet repertoire and have established a firm place in music history for the Arditti Quartet.
“It is an incredible honor to be able to help bring this seminal group to Boston for their first-ever performance in this city of the repertoire for which they are so justly famous,” continues Fineberg. “I am so pleased that BU’s student performers and composers will get the chance to work with this almost mythic group.”
In celebration of their 40th anniversary, the Arditti Quartet will perform at the ICA the repertoire for which they are so rightly famous. All written for and premiered by the Arditti, the pieces on this program highlight the sonic invention of Helmut Lachenmann, the intense virtuosity of Brian Ferneyhough, the technological reimagining and transformation of Joshua Fineberg, and the spirituality of the late Jonathan Harvey. Through adventurous programming such as this, brought to life with incredible passion and virtuosity, the Arditti Quartet continues to reshape the future of the string quartet.
Boston University and the ICA present the Arditti Quartet
Date and Time: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 7 PM
Concert Program:
Brian Ferneyhough Dum Transissets I-IV
Jonathan Harvey Quartet No. 2
Joshua Fineberg La Quintina
Lachenmann Grido
Location: The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston
Tickets: $10 ICA members and students; $20 nonmembers
Box Office: www.icaboston.org
The 2013–14 performance season at the ICA is presented with support from The Robert E. Davoli and Eileen L. McDonagh Charitable Foundation and Ellen Poss.
ABOUT THE ICA
An influential forum for multi-disciplinary arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art has been at the leading edge of art in Boston for 75 years. Like its iconic building on Boston’s waterfront, the ICA offers new ways of engaging with the world around us. Its exhibitions and programs provide access to contemporary art, artists, and the creative process, inviting audiences of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the excitement of new art and ideas. The ICA, located at 100 Northern Avenue, is open Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 am – 5 pm; Thursday and Friday, 10 am – 9 pm; and Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm. Admission is $15 adults, $13 seniors and $10 students, and free for members and children 17 and under. State Street Corporation Free Admission for Youth at the ICA is generously supported by the State Street Corporation. Free admission for families at ICA Play Dates (2 adults + children 12 and under) on last Saturday of the month. For more information, call 617-478-3100 or visit our Web site at www.icaboston.org.
ABOUT BOSTON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR NEW MUSIC
The Boston University Center for New Music, located at the heart of a thriving music school, enhances the presence of cutting-edge music within the curriculum while encouraging awareness of new music within the BU arts community. To widen the conversation among the greater university, the Center hosts lectures, demonstrations, and performances that are open to the public, providing a forum for broader interdisciplinary involvement. To that end, the Center also hosts several institutional collaborations, including its partnership with the Boston-based contemporary music sinfonietta [sound icon], and selected concerts presented at off-campus venues.
The Center is honored to host a number of artists-in-residence for its second season. Lauded composer Joan Tower will take residence three times during the year. Other residencies include variety of visiting artists and ensembles, include Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth, pianist Marilyn Nonken, CEPROMUSIC ensemble and the Arditti Quartet, who will all be performing and working with students. The Boston-based, new music sinfonietta, [sound icon] will also hold two concerts this season at the university. The Boston University School of Music at the College of Fine Arts is proud to offer this slate of events that place innovation and creation as cornerstones of the musical experience for the BU community.