On Saturday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m., Curiosity Concerts – a series of free family concerts presented by professional musicians at different venues in Greenwich – will present Argus Quartet.
The Argus Quartet presents excerpts from two late quartets of Beethoven and Schubert, as well as a freshly written piece by composer Ted Hearne. Argus loves to perform classic chamber music masterpieces alongside newly written works, exploring how the music of our past inspires and contextualizes the music of our time. The three varied quartets in this program are filled with beauty, excitement, emotion, and even some crazy sounds you’ve probably never heard a string quartet make before.
The Argus Quartet is dedicated to reinvigorating the audience-performer relationship through new and innovative concert presentations of diverse repertoire. Recent performances include appearances at Carnegie Hall, Laguna Beach Live!, Encinitas’ Music By The Sea, the Hear Now Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, the Birdfoot Festival, and the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam. Argus recently began an appointment as the Yale School of Music’s fellowship quartet-in-residence, and is the first ensemble to be mentored by the Brentano String Quartet in that capacity.
Concerts are 50 minutes long and are designed to inspire parents as well as their children of any age (but children should be able to enjoy an hour of music).
The concert will take place at the Byram Shubert Library, 21 Mead Ave. It is free, but reservations are required at CuriosityConcerts.org. There are wait lists and the tickets have real value. Please, only reserve if you are certain to attend. ‘No shows’ will not be allowed to reserve for future concerts.
