Saturday, October 28, 2023 2pm
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
12 Marlborough Street, Newport, RI 02840
The Newport String Project is delighted to announce details of the opening weekend of its Newport County Concert Series. The Project's resident ensemble, The Newport String Quartet, will perform thrilling works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Matsui at St. Paul's Church in Newport on Saturday, October 28th.
Composed in 1772, Franz Joseph Haydn's six "Sun" quartets earned their nicknam from the striking image of the sun emblazoned on the cover of the first edition. The Newport String Quartet will perform the soulful ans surprising fifth quartet of the set - Quartet in F minor. Also featured on the program is Sato Matsui's extraordinary evocation of the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, who brings about life, hope, future and energy. The quartet will also perform Dvorak's nostalgic "Cypresses" and Mendelssohn's lush and blistering Quartet in E flat Major op 12.
