Napa Valley Chamber Music Festival - Bach, Beethoven and their Admirers

This concert explores how today’s composers seek inspiration. Beethoven’s quartet Op. 18 no. 6 was the inspiration for Caroline Shaw’s Blueprint. Likewise, Christopher Theofanidis was inspired by Bach’s 3rd Brandenburg Concerto, and wrote Muse for exactly the same instrumentation.

George Friderich Handel (1685-1759)
Sonata for violin and harpsichord

Daniel Ching, violin
​Katherine Heater, harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major

Nikki Chooi, William Fedkenheuer, Henry Rogers, violin
Hyobi Sim, John Largess, Pearl Lenferna de la Motte, viola
Joshua Gindele, Julie Albers, Yin Vanny Hu,  cello
Scott Pingel, double bass
​Katherine Heater, harpsichord

Christopher Theofanidis (b. 1967)
Muse

William Fedkenheuer, Nikki Chooi, Henry Rogers – violin
John Largess, Hyobi Sim, Pearl Lenferna de la Motte – viola
Julie Albers, Joshua Gindele, Yin Vanny Hu – cello
Scott Pingel – double bass
​Katherine Heater – harpsichord

Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
Blueprint

Daniel Ching, Daria T. Adams , violin
John Largess, viola
Julie Albers, cello

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet in B-flat Major, op. 18, no. 6

The Miró Quartet
Daniel Ching, violin
William Fedkenheuer, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello

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