Beo String Quartet

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The Gualala Arts Chamber Music Series will feature Beo String Quartet, an innovative ensemble that blends classical, contemporary and experimental music, on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance and +$5 at the door, and can be purchased at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery or online at Eventbrite.com.

Beo String Quartet, composed of brothers Jason and Sean Neukom on violin, Sandro Leal-Santiesteban on viola and Ryan Ash on cello, has performed more than 140 concert works and premiered 65 new pieces in venues across the U.S., South America and Europe. The quartet, whose name means “to make happy” in Latin, was founded in 2015 when the Neukom brothers recorded a song by Sean called “Happy, Happy.” Since then, the quartet has established its own publishing company, recording studio and label, NeuKraft Records, and has collaborated with composers, artists and educators to create diverse and engaging musical experiences.

Beo String Quartet

Jason Neukom, 1st violin    Andrew Giordano, 2nd violin    Sean Neukom, viola    Ryan Ash, ‘cello

Program

Missy Mazzoli (b.1980)
Enthusiasm Strategies (2019)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Selected Contrapuncti from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No.8, Op. 110
Largo
Allegro molto
Allegretto
Largo
Largo

intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Assai sostenuto – Allegro

Allegro ma non tanto
"Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart". Molto adagio –
Andante
Alla marcia, assai vivace (attacca)
Allegro appassionato