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Between Us with Attacca Quartet
Palaver Strings joins forces with the Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet, for a unique collaborative performance. Selected musical works explore themes of togetherness and collective vision, in human communities, physical space, and the natural world. Caroline Shaw’s Plan & Elevation responds to the landscape of Dumbarton Oaks and ideas of space and proportion. Paul Wiancko’s Only Ever Us reflects on human connection, while Under the Sea Wind, co-composed by Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna for Palaver Strings, explores the interconnectedness of marine ecosystems. The program concludes with Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings, an iconic staple of string chamber repertoire, featuring the combined forces of both ensembles.
Egos flos Campi a 7: Jacobus Clemens non Papa
Plan and Elevation: Caroline Shaw
Under the Sea Wind: Dana Lyn/Kyle Sana
Only Ever Us: Paul Wiancko
Serenade for Strings: Antonin Dvorak
Palaver Strings
Palaver Strings is a musician-led string ensemble and nonprofit organization based in Portland, ME. Founded in 2014, Palaver has made its mark as a forward-thinking ensemble whose mission is to strengthen and inspire community through music.
Palaver recruits musicians from top music training institutions with the goal of bringing highly skilled musicians and educators to Portland, contributing to Maine’s cultural diversity and creative economy. Equally committed to education, Palaver launched the Palaver Music Center in 2019, which now serves hundreds of Portland-area students each year.
Attacca Quartet
Grammy award-winning Attacca Quartet, as described by The Nation, “lives in the present aesthetically, without rejecting the virtues of the musical past”, and it is this dexterity to glide between the music of the 18th through to 21st century living composer’s repertoire that has placed them as one of the most versatile and outstanding ensembles of the moment – a quartet for modern times.
Listen to Palaver Strings and Attacca Quartet on Spotify (below) or on Apple Music (linked).
