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    The Confluence String Quartet

    Presented by Classically Alive at Classically Alive

    May 29, 2011


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    The Confluence String Quartet
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    Classical String Quartet music in an intimate setting - Works by Brahms, Hindemith and Piston
    The Confluence String Quartet, now in their fourteenth year together, presents high-energy performances of a wide variety of works from the string quartet repertoire. Active performers in the front range area, they have given recitals in Vail, Crestone, Nederland, Sterling, and Denver. They also serve as the core string quartet for vocal and...

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    Classical String Quartet music in an intimate setting - Works by Brahms, Hindemith and Piston
    The Confluence String Quartet, now in their fourteenth year together, presents high-energy performances of a wide variety of works from the string quartet repertoire. Active performers in the front range area, they have given recitals in Vail, Crestone, Nederland, Sterling, and Denver. They also serve as the core string quartet for vocal and instrumental performances at Holy Ghost Catholic, St Johns Episcopal, St Andrews Episcopal, St Paul Lutheran, and St Augustine Orthodox Churches in Denver.
    René Knetsch, violin, a graduate of the University of Wichita, has been a member of many orchestras, including the Alabama, Jacksonville, Oklahoma City, and Colorado Springs Symphonies. He is currently principal second violinist with the Central City Opera Orchestra. He is also violin instructor and orchestra director at Arapahoe Community College and music director and conductor of the South Suburban Community Orchestra.
    Lynne Glaeske, violin, a graduate of the University of Colorado, has been a member of the Denver Chamber Orchestra, Columbine Chamber Players, Colorado Music Festival, Mercury Ensemble, and Colorado Springs Symphony. Currently she is a member of the Central City Opera Orchestra, and is an active performer in the Denver metro area.
    Donald Schumacher, viola, a graduate of Yale University, has studied chamber music with members of the Tokyo and Vermeer Quartets. He is a former member of the Baltimore Opera Orchestra, the Maryland Symphony, and the Colorado Springs Symphony. He is currently a member of the Central City Opera Orchestra and instructor of violin and viola at the Community College of Denver. He is an active performer in the Denver metro area.
    Richard vonFoerster, cello, a graduate of the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music, has been a member of the Toledo Symphony, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and Colorado Springs Symphony. He is currently principal cellist with the Cheyenne Symphony and is a member of the Central City Opera Orchestra. He is on the music theory faculty at the Lamont School of Music and is a founding member of Lamont's new music ensemble in residence, The Playground. He teaches cello and music theory at the Community College of Denver and is a doctoral candidate in Musicology at the University of Colorado.


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    Classically Alive

    Broadmoor Valley Rd and Broadmoor Hills Drive
    Call 719-229-2239 for details
    Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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    Admission Info:

    $25 - includes dinner barbecue w/ beer/wine


    General Day and Time Info:

    3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.


     


    Phone: 719-229-2239


    Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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