Market Square Concerts presents Daedalus Quartet and tenor Rufus Müller

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On Tuesday, April 29 at 8 pm at Market Square Church Daedalus Quartet and tenor Rufus Müller will perform a special program celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten.  There will be a pre-concert talk at 7:15 pm by Dr. Richard Strawser.

The program will open with Henry Purcell’s 1680 Fantasias, often considered the earliest string quartets, followed by Britten’s“Winter Words” song cycle set to the poetry of Thomas Hardy and his String Quartet No. 1 commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge during a three-year sojourn in the United States. The second half will feature Beethoven’s celebrated String Quartet Op. 130 with the Grosse Fuge, which Igor Stravinsky called “the most perfect piece of music ever created.”

Tickets are $30, $25 for seniors and $5 for college students. Tickets are FREE for school-age students and $5 for one accompanying parent or sibling.  For tickets visit marketsquareconcerts.org or call 717 214-ARTS and 717 221-9599; information is available at 717 221-9599. Remaining tickets will be available at the door.

Praised by The New Yorker as “a fresh and vital young participant in what is a golden age of American string quartets,” the Daedalus Quartet has received plaudits from critics and listeners alike for the security, technical finish, interpretive unity, and sheer gusto of its performances. The New York Times has praised the Daedalus Quartet’s “insightful and vibrant” Haydn, the “impressive intensity” of their Beethoven, their “luminous” Berg, and the “riveting focus” of their Dutilleux. 

The English-German tenor, Rufus Müller, was acclaimed by The New York Times following a performance in Carnegie Hall as "...easily the best tenor I have heard in a live Messiah." Rufus Müller gave the world premiere of Jonathan Miller's acclaimed production of the St Matthew Passion, which he also recorded for United and broadcast on BBC TV.

Complete information on Market Square Concerts’ 2013-14 season is at: www.marketsquareconcerts.org

Price: Tickets are $30, $25 for seniors, $5 for college students and free for k-12