In the new year, Santa Fe Pro Musica continues their String Quartet Series with the celebrated period instrument ensemble, Diderot Quartet. Through the music of Bach, Mendelssohn, and Caroline Shaw, this concert explores Bach’s profound legacy across continents and centuries.
PROGRAM
CAROLINE SHAW Punctum
BACH selections from The Art of the Fugue
MENDELSSOHN Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
TICKETS: $22–$92
Tickets available through the Pro Musica Box Office at 505.988.4640 X 1000 or click below.
Additional Free Event: Why Historical Instruments? - Conversation and Demonstration
Join the Diderot Quartet in a show-and-tell of historical string instruments. Learn what differentiates these from modern instruments and how that influences the music.
This FREE event will be held on Sunday, January 14 at 10 am at the St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art.
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Women of Distinction Initiative
Santa Fe Pro Musica presents the music of Caroline Shaw as part of their Women of Distinction Initiative that features women engaged in various facets of the classical music industry.
photo: Tatiana Daubek
The Diderot Quartet, named after the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713–1784), brings a fresh approach to works of the 18th and 19th centuries. They formed in 2012, through their connections at the Oberlin Conservatory and The Juilliard School, where they shared a unique background in historical instruments, historical performance practices, and the string quartet repertoire. They served as Quartet-in-Residence at the Washington National Cathedral, have been featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Morgan Library in New York, in addition to concerts across the U.S.
Caroline Shaw, composer
Shaw is one of the most awarded composers of her generation, and has received two GRAMMY awards (2019, 2022) and a Pulitzer Prize (2013). In addition to classical music, she writes for film, pop, and TV. NPR’s Tom Huizenga calls Shaw’s string quartets “a refreshing take on a centuries-old genre.”