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Cascadia Strings at The Coda: Wild Horizons

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Join us for “Wild Horizons”, a program of String Quartet works based on nature, vibrant imagery, and more, to kick off Cascadia Strings’ second season at the Coda.

Program:

String Quartet No. 4, Op. 76 in B-Flat Major – Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
I. Allegro con spirito

String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 – “American” B.179 – Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
II. Lento
I. Allegro na non troppo

Landscapes (Paysages) – Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
I. North. Moderato molto
II. Alpestre. Allegretto
III. Tongataboo. Allegro

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Les Sauvages – Jean-Pierre Guignon (1702-1774)

The Evergreen – Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
IV. Root
II. Stem

String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 – “American” B.179 – Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
III. Molto vivace
IV. Finale (Vivace ma non troppo)

This concert features Victoria-based Musicians, Tyson Doknjas & Jeremy Potts (Violins), Jessica Pickersgill (Violas), and Vancouver’s Yu Yu Liu (Cello). These are graduates of conservatories and schools, such as University of Victoria, The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory of Music, to name a few. You may recognize this talented bunch from orchestras and ensembles such as Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Candlelight Concerts, and more.

Destination Greater Victoria is honoured to be based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.