Malmgren Concert Series: Boston Public Quartet

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From street corners and elementary schools and all the way to The Kennedy Center, Boston Public Quartet (BPQ) performs throughout the East Coast offering moving and relevant pieces for each occasion. At Hendricks Chapel of Syracuse University, this acclaimed piano and strings chamber ensemble will present an exciting and eclectic program of music by women composers from Mel Bonis to Caroline Shaw. 

Founded in 2021 by violinist Betsy Hinkle, the Boston Public Quartet seeks to normalize the amplification of historically excluded voices through concerts, educational workshops and non-traditional performances. Based in Boston, where they frequently perform and teach at musiConnects, a nonprofit which offers an education in music to underserved communities in the Boston area.  They have also performed at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and have collaborated with the Boston Ballet, Emmanuel Music, the Back Bay Chorale, Castle of our Skins, the Sphinx Symphony, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Catalyst Quartet. 

Performing alongside violinist Betsy Hinkle are violist Jason Amos, pianist Joy Clinne Phinney and cellist Nicholas Johnson. William Knuth, assistant professor of violin in the Setnor School of Music at the College of Visual and Performing Arts will also join the ensemble for a portion of the concert.

Program: 

Mel Bonis: Piano Quartet No. 2 in D Major
Caroline Shaw: Limestone and Felt 
Jessie Montgomery: Duo for Violin and Cello 
Florence Price: Piano Quintet in A minor

This is a no-cost event. Parking on campus is complimentary.

Accessibility:

For accessible parking, please call Hendricks Chapel at 315.443.2901 or email chapel@syr.edu.

CART, ASL and Aira will be offered at this event.

Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) is the instant translation of the spoken word into English text using a stenotype machine, notebook computer and real-time software. This is useful for English speakers who are hard-of-hearing or deaf.

An American Sign Language (ASL)interpreter translates a service or program for those who know ASL and are deaf or hard of hearing.

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