Chicago Panamerican Ensemble, Eykamp String Quartet & Joanne Chang
Music from Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay
Details
Wednesday, November 6
Chicago Public Library, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
ADMISSION: FREE CONCERT
CONCERT: 6:30PM
Synopsis, Program & Biography
Synopsis:
Chamber music from Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay (from duets, to quartet to septet). Music by Gutierrez Heras, Moncayo, Ginastera, Piazzolla and Del Aguila.
Program:
Music from Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay
Canción en el Puerto- Joaquín Gutierrez Heras
Andrew Snow, cello; Beatriz Helguera, piano
Huapango- José Pablo Moncayo/arr. piano 4 hands by Carlos Islas Arias
Joanne Chang and Beatriz Helguera, piano
Le Grand Tango- Astor Piazzolla
Alan Snow, violin; Joanne Chang, piano
String Quartet No. 1- Alberto Ginastera
Eykamp Quartet: Alan Snow and Jia-Rong Gan, violins; Mark Hatlestad, viola; Graham Cullen, cello
Charango Capriccioso- Miguel Del Aguila
Eykamp String Quartet; Andrew Snow, cello; Joanne Chang and Beatriz Helguera-Snow, piano
Biography:
Chicago Panamerican Ensemble – The Chicago Panamerican Ensemble was founded by pianist Beatriz Helguera and cellist Andrew Snow in 2008. The CPE engages some of Chicago’s finest musicians in chamber music repertoire that ranges from Baroque to Contemporary with an emphasis in promoting the work of composers of Latin America.
Eykamp String Quartet – The Eykamp Quartet, founded by the Eykamp family in 2002, provides classical music performances of artistic excellence and passion and is committed to ensure that both chamber and orchestral music are a vital part of the Evansville community and beyond. The Eykamp String Quartet is formed by the principal string players of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra are Artists in Residence at the University of Evansville.