The Cutting Garden

The second of two chamber music performances in intimate venues around the city, The Cutting Garden blends quartet and quintet repertoire from across time that engages with the natural world.

— curated by Tonya Burton, violist, and Austin Lewellen, bassist

W. A. Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K.387, “Spring” (1782)

1. Allegro vivace assai

Caroline Shaw: Plan and Elevation (2015)

1. The Ellipse
2. The Cutting Garden
3. The Herbaceous Border
4. The Orangery
5. The Beech Tree

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major, M.35 (1903)

1. Allegro moderato

Halim El-Dabh: Aria (1949)

Libby Larsen: String Quartet No. 4, “Emergence” (1991)

1. Radiant
2. Reactive
3. Rage
4. Resolve
5. Reverence

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

3708 Newhouse St, 3708 Newhouse Street, Houston, United States