Name: Between Worlds: Dvořák, Ravel, Simon, Ponce
Start: 2024-05-19T19:30:00-04:00
Location: St. Mark's Episcopal Church- Capitol Hill

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Chiarina presents chamber music by Dvořák, Ravel, Simon, and Ponce. Featuring award-winning violinist Njioma Grevious, members of the Catalyst Quartet, and Chiarina’s artistic directors.
Manuel Ponce: Sonata a duo
Carlos Simon: Between Worlds
Ravel: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano
Dvořák: Piano Quintet
Artists navigating life between disparate worlds inspired this evening of contrasting works spanning across three countries.
American composer Carlos Simon reflects on the life of an enslaved-born American folk artist, and Manuel Ponce’s writing combines elements of his native Mexico with European musical forms. Ravel’s sonata draws on the Blues, and Dvořák’s beloved quintet sparkles in its virtuosity.
Njioma Grevious, violin
Karla Donahew Perez, violin
Paul Laraia, viola
Carrie Bean Stute, cello
Efi Hackmey, piano