The Florida Chamber Music Project (FCMP) will open its 2018-2019 season on September 30 at 3pm at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. This will be the sixth season of concerts for the group. The 2018-2019 season features widely varied music for string quartet and the return of pianist Hyunsoon Whang, who will join FCMP for music by Schumann. Selections include quartets from Joseph Haydn to Grammy award-winning Jennifer Higdon. The ensemble will also present an American concert featuring a quartet by Mark O’Connor and Dvorak’s “American Quartet.” The season concludes with Beethoven’s famous String Quartet Opus 59, No, 3.
All concerts are held at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. The complete season schedule is as follows:
September 30, 2018, 3pm
Tragedy of Passion: La Oración del Torero, Turina; String Quartet in C minor, Opus 51, No. 1, Brahms
November 18, 2018 2:30pm pre-concert talk, 3pm concert
Dvorak America: Matanzas Voices pre-concert talk; String Quartet No. 3, “Old Time”, O’Connor; String Quartet No. 12 in F major, “American”, Dvorak
January 13, 2019, 3pm
An Exhalation of Larks: String Quartet in D Major, Haydn; An Exaltation of Larks, Higdon; String Quartet in D minor, K.421, Mozart
March 10, 2019, 3pm
Schumann with guest artist Hyunsoon Whang, piano Arabesque, Widmung, Frühlingsnacht, and Piano Quartet in E flat major
May 5, 2019, 3pm
Introspection: Quartet No. 2,” Company”, Glass String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Beethoven
Season or individual show tickets may be purchased at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall and St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Offices, all Ticketmaster outlets, individual ticket purchase link and by phone at (800) 745-3000. Season Tickets will be available for purchase through September 30, 2018.
A Season Pass ticket for all five performances may be purchased here: 2018-2019 FCMP Season Ticket Purchase. Purchasing Season tickets through Ticketmaster will save $24.30 in fees over individual Ticketmaster concert purchases.
Florida Chamber Music Project was founded five years ago. Violist Susan Pardue serves as the Artistic Director. Joining her are violinists Patrice Evans, Anna Genest and Annie Hertler and cellist Laurie Casseday. All are members of the Jacksonville Symphony.
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