See The October Performance Schedule For The Newport String Quartet

NEWPORT, RI — The Newport String Quartet will perform two concerts in Newport County at the end of October.

Performances will be held in Newport and Jamestown. The concerts will feature works by Joseph Bologne, Clarice Assad and Felix Mendelssohn.

Composed in 1772, Franz Joseph Haydn’s six “Sun” quartets earned their nickname from the striking image of the sun emblazoned on the cover of an early edition. The Newport String Quartet will perform the soulful and surprising fifth quartet of the set — "Quartet in F minor."

Also featured on the program is Sato Matsui’s evocation of the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, who brings about life, hope, future, and energy. The quartet will also perform Dvorak’s “Cypresses” and Mendelssohn’s lush and blistering "Quartet in E flat Major op 12. "

The Newport String Project was founded in 2012. Its goal is to mentor youth musicians regardless of "generation, heritage, and economic circumstances" through free programs for ages 5 to 17.

See concert information below:

Newport

• When: 2 p.m., Oct. 28
• Where: St Paul’s United Methodist Church at 12 Marlborough St. in Newport.

Jamestown

• When: 2 p.m., Oct. 29
• St Matthew’s Episcopal Church at 87 Narragansett Ave. in Jamestown.

Tickets are available by visiting the Newport String Project's website for more information.

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