Schedule of Event:

7:30pm: Appalachian Spring

Internationally acclaimed for their "fearless, yet probingly beautiful" (The Strad) performances, the Grammy-winning Parker Quartet joins clarinetist Todd Palmer in a program that opens with Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet and culminates with Copland’s picturesque Appalachian Spring. This Copland masterpiece, which was performed on the opening night of the Shalin Liu Performance Center, returns to the stage in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of that momentous event.

PROGRAM:
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring

PARKER QUARTET:
Internationally recognized for their "fearless, yet probingly beautiful" (The Strad) performances, the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation. They are renowned for their fresh and unique approach to the great classics while being passionate ambassadors for music of our time and have appeared at the world’s most illustrious venues since its founding in 2002.

TODD PALMER, clarinet:
Clarinetist TODD PALMER has appeared around the world as soloist, recitalist, chamber music collaborator, educator, arranger, and presenter. A three-time Grammy nominated artist, he was a winner of the Young Concert Artist International Auditions and grand prize winner in the Ima Hogg Young Artist Auditions.

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