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BCMS presents Musical Helios: Music of the Sun

Presented by Boston Chamber Music Society at MIT's Kresge Auditorium

January 19, 2013

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BCMS presents Musical Helios: Music of the Sun

The 2013 Winter Forum examines the image and use of the Sun in music, from Haydn’s “Sunrise” Quartet, viewed by many as the finest of his eighty-three quartets, to Debussy’s famous symphonic sketches of the sea and Hartke’s renaissance dances. There will be a talk at 1:30pm before the performance and events free and open to the public throughout the month.

Program:

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Program:

Haydn String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob. III:78, “Sunrise”

Debussy La Mer (arr. for Piano Four Hands)

Hartke King of the Sun (1988): Tableaux for Piano Quartet

Respighi Il Tramonto (The Sunset) for Voice and String Quartet, P. 101

Featured musicians:
Karyl Ryczek, soprano
Ida Levin, violin
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Marcus Thompson, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
Randall Hodgkinson, piano
Mihae Lee, piano

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MIT's Kresge Auditorium

48 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Admission Info:

Admission: General: $35; WGBH members & senior citizens: $32; Non-MIT students: $10; MIT students with MIT student ID at the door: free; MIT faculty and staff: 20% off of general admission.

General Day and Time Info:

The Winter Forum will begin at 1:30pm, with discussion from prominent scholars. The forum is free and open to the public.

Phone: 617-349-0086

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