410 Sycamore Ave.
Mill Valley, California 94941

Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents Daedalus Quartet
Award-winning string ensemble premieres
new work by Joan Tower at April 15 concert


WHO: Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents
WHAT: Daedalus Quartet

Praised by The New York Times as "insightful and vibrant" and "imaginative and energetic," the Daedalus Quartet has established itself as a leader among the new generation of string ensembles.
The award-winning members of the Daedalus Quartet - Min-Young Kim (first violin), Matilda Kaul (second violin), Jessica Thompson (viola) and Thomas Kraines (cello) - perform for the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society with a program featuring a new quartet by Joan Tower written for the Daedalus Quartet.
Tower's new work (commissioned by Chamber Music Monterey Bay as the first piece in the "Arc for Life project") will be premiered at the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society concert on April 15, 2012. The program will also include Haydn's "Joke" Quartet and Dvorak's charismatic String Quartet in A Flat Major.

PROGRAM: The April 15 concert program will feature Haydn's "Joke" Quartet; a new quartet by Joan Tower written for the Daedalus Quartet; and Dvorak's charismatic String Quartet in A Flat Major.

1. Haydn: String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 2 "The Joke" (1781)
2. Joan Tower: New Work (2011) - Joan Tower's new quartet has been commissioned by Chamber Music Monterey Bay as the first piece in the Arc for Life project, and will be premiered in the S.F. Bay Area for the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society on April 15, 2012.
3. Dvorak: String Quartet No. 14 in A Flat Major, Op. 105 (1895)

WHEN: 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2012
LOCATION: Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church
410 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941

COST: $15 to $30 per person.
$15 Youth - 18 years and under. $30 General.
Tickets sold at the door when space available. Reservations recommended.

TICKETS: Order tickets by phone at 415-381-4453 or online at www.chambermusicmillvalley.org
PHONE: 415-381-4453
WEBSITE: http://www.chambermusicmillvalley.org

Official Website: http://www.chambermusicmillvalley.org

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