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BBN: Writing for Quartet

BBN Writing for Quartet

A chance for composers of all ages and backgrounds to meet the Solem Quartet, and investigate how to write successfully for string quartet!

This workshop forms part of the Solem Quartet’s ongoing series celebrating contemporary string quartet writing, Beethoven Bartok Now.

Composers of all ages, levels, and backgrounds are encouraged to join us for a Zoom meeting – please spread the word! We will be taking questions, demonstrating techniques, and performing short excerpts of submitted works.

BBN: Writing for Quartet workshop

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A chance for composers of all ages and backgrounds to meet the Solem Quartet, and delve into the contemporary string quartet world!

Following on from the success of the first workshop in January 2021, the Solem Quartet host ‘Writing for Quartet’ workshop #2, as part of their ongoing celebration of groundbreaking string quartet writing. ‘Writing for Quartet’ is a strand of the Quartet’s Beethoven Bartok Now series.

Composers of all ages, levels, and backgrounds are encouraged to join the Solem Quartet for a Zoom meeting – please spread the word! We will be taking questions, demonstrating techniques, and performing short excerpts of submitted works. In addition to this, we will also be delving into the detail of one of the great contemporary music quartets, Thomas Ades’ The Four Quarters.

This is a free online Zoom event – but reserving a free ticket is essential. The Zoom link will become available just before the event.

BBN: Night Music

St Giles’ Church, Camberwell Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell, London, England
Solem Quartet

The Solem Quartet present the first part of their groundbreaking series Beethoven Bartók Now: Night Music, featuring new work by Aaron Parker.

Beethoven Quartet no. 13 op. 130 | Bartók Quartet no. 5 | Aaron Parker tuóretu

Solem Lates – Beethoven Bartók Now: London

Wilton's Music Hall Graces Alley, London, England
Ayanna WJ (Voice and cello) and the Solem Quartet

Beethoven Bartók Now: Experiments

Part of the Solem Quartet’s Beethoven Bartók Now series, BBN: Experiments features a new work from one of the brightest stars of the music world, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, who will perform live in collaboration with the Solem Quartet. Her piece takes inspiration from Jamaican folk song to create a work that defies genre.

The programme will also feature experimental works from two historic composers: in the Grosse Fugue, Beethoven pushed boundaries creating ‘music that will be contemporary forever’ according to Stravinsky, while Bartók’s Third Quartet sees the composer finding his true voice, channelling the Eastern-European folk music he so loved.

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07/12/2024