Join UMSL’s internationally acclaimed Arianna String Quartet for “First Mondays with the ASQ”. This one-of-a kind interdisciplinary concert series offers audience members a rare behind the scenes look into the craft and artistry of the string quartet, and an opportunity for informal, direct discussion and interaction with UMSL’s renowned Arianna String Quartet, as they examine the dynamic process of interpretation, live performance, and connections between classical music and our world.
Ticket sales benefit UMSL String Scholarships and the KWMU Classical Music Endowment.
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Monday, December 2, 2024
“Music by the Numbers”
Musical notation can be seen as a system of preserving and conveying information that cannot easily be communicated through words. Accounting can be seen in exactly the same way. Both Music and Accounting use an intricate symbolic language to express valuable and meaningful content to individuals and our society as a whole.
Fellow musician and UMSL Professor of Accounting Pamela Stuerke (STIR-key) joins the Arianna String Quartet for an intriguing discussion that will reveal structures and concepts behind both music and accounting that express essential elements of our lives today.
Monday, November 4, 2024
“In Tune with Science”
Every musician is challenged to play “in tune”, but what does that actually mean? The interaction of notes that comprise a beautiful string quartet can be understood scientifically as well as musically. On Monday, November 4th, the Arianna String Quartet and SIUE Professor of Physics Hernando Garcia will lift the veil on this musical mystery in a fascinating conversation about how the science of sound leads to music’s most profound expressions.
Monday, October 14, 2024
“The Rise of a Giant”
What makes Beethoven so great? A unique instinct for musical energy, rhythm, dramatic silences, and beautiful moments, combined with superb craftsmanship and design, all contribute to the impact his music has on listeners today.
Spend an evening with the Arianna String Quartet as they take you behind the scenes with one of his most dynamic and exciting works, his String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2, and discover why so many people feel that Beethoven touches our humanity more deeply than any other composer.
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