Ariel Quartet Closes CCM Concert Series on March 10
The internationally acclaimed
concludes its 2016-17 concert series at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music on March 10 with a performance featuring works by Wiesenberg and Beethoven. This special Friday night performance also features the world premiere of a new piece by
, commissioned by
Ann
and
Harry Santen
and CCM for the Ariel Quartet.
Mohammed Fairouz, born in 1985, is one of the most frequently performed, commissioned and recorded composers of his generation. Hailed by
The New York Times
as an important new artistic voice and by
BBC World News
as one of the most talented composers of his generation, his large-scale symphonies, operas and oratorios all engage major geopolitical and philosophical themes with persuasive craft and a marked seriousness of purpose. Fairouz recently became the youngest composer in the 115-year history of the Deutsche Grammophon label to have an album dedicated to his works with the spring 2015 release of
Follow, Poet
.
Fairouzs solo and chamber music attains an intoxicating intimacy, according to New Yorks WQXR. A composer who describes himself as obsessed with text, he has been recognized by
New Yorker
magazine as an expert in vocal writing and described by
Gramophone
as a post-millennial Schubert. His principal teachers in composition include György Ligeti, Gunther Schuller and Richard Danielpour, with studies at the Curtis Institute and New England Conservatory. Fairouzs works are published by Peermusic Classical. He lives in New York City.
Repertoire
WIESENBERG:
Between the Sacred and the Profane
FAIROUZ:
Prophesies
(World Premiere)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
Performance Time
8 p.m. Friday, March 10
Location
Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets are $25 for general admission, $15 for non-UC students and FREE for UC students with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online now through our e-Box Office! Visit
for CCM Box Office hours and location.
Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the campus of the University of Cincinnati.
Please visit
for more information on parking rates. For detailed maps and directions, please visit
.
Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots. For directions to CCM Village, visit
.
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Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Ariel Quartet Sponsors: Anonymous, The Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander, Mrs. William A. Friedlander, Dr. & Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bloom, Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg, Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen, Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman, Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Striker and The Thomas J. Emery Memorial
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