A New Harmony
This afternoon I had the chance to hear the Eykamp String Quartet (in its current iteration) perform for the first time, and it was such a magical way to close out the summer and celebrate the last of the glowing sunny days of 2018. The venue was one of my favorites for music: the Rapp-Owen Granary in New Harmony, Indiana.
In addition to hearing a fantastic program of Gershwin, Bernstein, Mozart and Borodin, the town of New Harmony also honored Maestro Alfred Savia, who will retire at the end of the 2019-20 Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra season. This year marks his 30th with the EPO.
I’ve included the program information and links to the current members of the Eykamp String Quartet below, as well as a YouTube video link to a really nice performance of Borodin’s “String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, Allegro moderato”.
Variations on I Got Rhythm, arr. Naughtin (Gershwin)
Someone to Watch Over Me, arr. Naughtin (Gershwin)
String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K421 Allegro moderato (Mozart)
Selections from West Side Story (Bernstein)
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major (Borodin)