Tale of Two Rivers – featuring the WashU Faculty String Quartet and Jazz Trio
About Tale of Two Rivers
Both the Mississippi and Rhine Rivers have served an arterial role not only in commerce but also in shaping national identity and culture. The Mississippi Delta brought together diverse traditions of African American, Creole, and Western art music, resulting in the birth of the blues, jazz, and folk genres—forming the foundation of American popular music. The Rhine River was also an important source of inspiration for German Romantic composers such as Brahms, Wagner, and Schumann, leaving its imprint on operatic, symphonic, and chamber works of the time.
Weaving together the narratives of the Rhine and the Mississippi, faculty performers from Washington University’s Department of Music will present a program featuring William Lenihan, director of jazz performance, and Kimberly Jeong, director of strings, alongside their colleagues for a one-hour performance of string quartet and jazz trio selections. Program includes works from Schumann, Dvořák, Gershwin, Porter, Coltrane, and Miles Davis.
Program
String Quartet
Quartet in F Major, Op. 41/ No. 2 (1842) by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
I. Allegro Vivace
String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 “American” (1893) by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
II. Lento
Saint Louis Blues (1914) by W.C. Handy (1873-1958)
S’Wonderful by George & Ira Gershwin
Short Intermission
Jazz Trio Set
Works announced from stage
Performers
String Quartet:
Rebecca Chung, violin
Manuela Topalbegovic, violin
Amy Greenhalgh, viola
Kimberly Jeong, cello
Jazz Trio:
William Lenihan, guitar, keyboard
Paul DeMarinis, saxophone
Jeff Anderson, bass
Public preview schedule
4–5 pm, Sculpture Hall
Hear Tale of Two Rivers, a special performance by the Washington University Faculty String Quartet and Jazz Trio.
4–8 pm, Exhibition galleries and Sculpture Hall
See Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea. No tickets are needed. Enter the exhibition in Taylor Hall, then experience Anselm Kiefer’s site-specific installation of five monumental paintings in Sculpture Hall. Celebrate the exhibition with a cocktail from the cash bar in Sculpture Hall.
6–8 pm, The Farrell Auditorium
Join Min Jung Kim, SLAM’s Barbara B. Taylor Director and the exhibition curator, as she discusses this landmark exhibition. Although the lecture is free, tickets are required.
In partnership with
St. Louis Art Museum
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