The 2024-2025 Benicia Chamber Players season kicks off with “Cultural Spheres,” a program that celebrates the rich diversity of musical traditions and the universal theme of harmony. Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout was inspired by the concept of mestizaje, as envisioned by Peruvian writer José María Arguedas, where “cultures can coexist without the subjugation of one by the other.” This piece blends Western classical and Andean folk music traditions. It is paired with Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 2, Op. 59, whose second movement reflects Beethoven’s contemplation of the “harmony of the spheres” as he observed the starry skies.
Free for students! (Must show student ID)
Program:
Gabriela Lena Frank - Andean Walkabout
Beethoven - String Quartet Op. 59, No. 2
Performers:
Alicia Choi, violin
Yuri Kye, violin
Dmitri Yevstifeev, viola
Brady Anderson, cello
Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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Trinity Lutheran Church
1225 Hopyard Rd.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 3 PM
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Benicia Community Congregational Church
1305 W 2nd Street
Benicia, CA 94510