Strings and More 

The Carmel Quartet concert series

(With English presentation)

Music Director Prof. Yoel Greenberg

Home and Away 

Presented by Prof. Yoel Greenberg

Ashley Solomon Baroque Flute

Mozart Flute Quartet in D major K, 285

Haydn Symphony No. 94 Surprise (arr. Salomon)

Boccherini Flute Quintet in G Minor, Op. 19 No. 2

If Oscar Wilde’s flute “can breathe sweet melody”, so much the more when it combines with the intimacy of the strings quartet. Yet as a miniature orchestra, this combination can also present great symphonies. 

 Busy Bees

Without spoken presentation

Shuli Waterman Viola

Bruckner String Quintet 

Beethoven String Quintet Op. 29 

Bartok String Quartet no. 3

Beethoven’s dazzling string quintet, Bruckner’s spiritual and romantic string quintet combine with the folk flavors of Bartok’s concise third quartet. Three masterpieces, presented without spoken mediation. 

His Master’s Voice

Presented by Prof. Yoel Greenberg

Haydn String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 Sunrise

Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1

Beethoven’s irreverent antics while studying under Haydn, and the latter’s reactions to his unruly pupil.

 Love is in the Airs

Ensemble Caecilia

Monteverdi/Byrd - Selection of Madrigals in 6 voices 

Brahms - Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 52 

Holst - Seven Part Songs Op. 44

Whitacre-  Five Hebrew Songs 

“Without love, what is the point of springtime?” wondered Victor Hugo. Our springtime concert with the acclaimed Ensemble Caecelia, is a musical exploration of love throughout half a millennium.

 Diplomacy

Presented by Prof. Yoel Greenberg

The strange coexistence of music and diplomacy: Shostakovich as a diplomat, and the impact of diplomats on the music of Haydn and Beethoven. 

Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7

Bach/Mozart Prelude and Fugue from the Well Tempered Clavier

Beethoven String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3