Garth Newel Quartet to Perform at Foxcroft on March 28

The concert is part of the Helen Cudahy Niblack ’42 Arts Lecture Series, established in 2007 by Austi Brown ’73 in memory of her mother to bring literary, performing, and fine artists to Foxcroft to share their work and experience with students. During their visit, the Quartet members Teresa Ling (violin), Evelyn Grau (viola), Isaac Melamed (cello), and Jeannette Fang (piano) also will present an interactive, educational concert for Foxcroft students and faculty in the morning and hold a master class for a select group of students that afternoon.

 

The Garth Newel Piano Quartet is known for spirited and impassioned performances that offer an enlivened interpretation of both standard and new repertoire. As artists-in-residence and artistic directors at Garth Newel Music Center — one of the most active chamber music organizations in the United States — they perform over 50 concerts each year, engaging with audiences through conversational and interactive programs. They have toured and given master classes at Carnegie Hall, Strathmore Hall, Corcoran Gallery, and other prominent venues in the U.S. and around the world.

 

The Quartet members believe strongly in supporting the creation of new music and hold an annual competition for rising composers aimed at bolstering the piano quartet genre. United in their commitment to education and nurturing the next generation, they also direct Garth Newel’s annual Emerging Artist Fellowship Program and an Amateur Chamber Music Retreat, oversee the Allegheny Mountain String Project, and have an ongoing partnership with the Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology.