Inventive, thought-provoking, and moving new works are paired with pristine examples of classical style in this program that explores the past, present and future of classical music.

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Past, Present, Future: Bach and Beyond

University of Maine

Music at Kohl Mansion’s international chamber music season continues on Sunday, November 19 with the Kohl Mansion debut of the nationally acclaimed Jupiter String Quartet. For their auspicious engagement, the ensemble will present Upheaval, a thoughtful program of music reflective of great social political upheaval from the past to the present.

Jupiter String Quartet

Kohl Mansion

Music can provide a profound lifeline for those struggling through times of unrest. The composers in this program grapple with the realities of a world full of upheaval and uncertainty, attempting to provide a path to greater understanding. The Irish-English composer Elizabeth Maconchy was an avowed socialist who supported the Republican forces fighting off Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Her hauntingly beautiful third quartet emerged out of the shadows of 1930s Europe. Carlos Simon’s heartbreaking Elegy memorializes the Black American victims of police violence, while Nathan Shields' new quartet, Medusa, composed for the Jupiter Quartet for Shields’ Guggenheim Fellowship, uses the paintings of Caravaggio as an inspiration for exploring the effects of various types of political and social violence. Beethoven’s epic eighth quartet is one of the many works he wrote during a time of immense political turmoil.

Nathan Shields

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Jan 28, 2024

Past, Present, Future: Bach and Beyond · Bangor Symphony Orchestra

Nov 19, 2023

Jupiter String Quartet · Music At Kohl Mansion

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