Coming Soon - Kaleidoscope

The Newport String Project is delighted to announce details of the second concert of its season. On December 13^th, the project presents “Kaleidoscope” an evening of 20^th and 21^st century music for strings, percussion and electronics. The concert will take place at Empire Tea and Coffee, 22 Broadway, Newport.

Newport String Project directors and resident violinists, Ealain McMullin and EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks will be joined by guest artists Lauren Latessa, cello and Piero Guimaraes, percussion. The concert will feature dynamic, colorful and inventive works by Honstein, Prokofiev, Ravel, and Volness.

The evening begins at 6.45pm with “Tune In!” a pre-concert conversation with the musicians sharing insights into the process behind the music. Performance begins at 7.30pm.

Admission is by donation – all welcome.

Program

ROBERT HONSTEIN - Patter

MAURICE RAVEL - Sonata for Violin and Cello

KIRSTEN VOLNESS - Etoiles de Mer for cello, percussion and stereo sound

SERGEI PROKOFIEV - Sonata for Two Violins