Inaugural Montclaire String Quartet at the Clay Center
November 7, 2019 | 7:30PM
Caperton Planetarium & Theater
Presented by West Virginia State University
Resident String Quartet of West Virginia State University

Yip Wai Chow – 1st Violin
Jennifer Wood – 2nd Violin
Bernard Di Gregorio – Viola
Hannah Pressley – Cello

Performing
Starry, Starry Night

Lawrence Dillon (1959): String Quartet No. 2 “Flight” (2002)
Fugue 1: Birds
Fugue 2: Insects and paper airplanes (scherzo)
Fugue 3: Stars
Fugue 4: Langley (scherzo)
Fugue 5: Swings
Fugue 6: Daedalus and Icarus

Zoltaán Kodály: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12
l. Allegramente
ll. Lento, ma non troppo
lll. Vivo

intermission

Atonin Dvorák: String Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 51
l. Allegro, ma non troppo
ll. Dumka (Elegie) Andante con moto
lll. Romanze: Andante con moto
lV. Finale: Allegro assai

Tickets
$10 Adults
$5 Children and Students

Upcoming Performances

March 2020
Performing
Portraits

May 2020

The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia is pleased to welcome the Montclaire String Quartet, celebrating nearly 30 seasons as West Virginia’s premier string quartet. They are previous prizewinners of the Evian International String Quartet Competition, the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, Chamber Music Society of the Monterey Peninsula Competition and the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition.