Exploring Chamber Music
Strings

Full Year Registration

Tuition: $250 for all 5 terms

Term 1: September 18th, 25th, October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd
Term 2: October 30th, November 6th, 13th, 27th, December 4th, 11th
Term 3: January 29th, February 5th, 12th, 26th, March 4th, 11th
Term 4: March 18th, 25th, April 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Term 5: May 6th, 13th, 20th, June 3rd, 10th, 17th

In this class, intermediate and advanced musicians will explore string quartet music of a different featured composer each term. Our goal is not to master a piece of work, but to be able to play through the piece and explore insights about these pieces as building blocks for the quartets that follow them. Through this, participants will build confidence in repertoire which otherwise might be somewhat daunting to undertake in the usual one-person-on-a-part quartet mode. All improve musically through side-by-side playing with a professional musician and with each other.

Parts are provided FREE online, via links from the class webpage. Participants download and print their music in advance of each rehearsal. Please also number the measure numbers of your parts before class. 

Not sure if this is for you? Contact Kerry Bollinger here or join us for a free virtual rehearsal to see for yourself! Contact the office for more information.

September - October

Session Dates:
September 18th, 25th
October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd

Repertoire: J.S. Bach - the Art of Fugue - BWV 1080

Term 1 Registraion

Tuition: $50 per term

October - December

Session Dates:
October 30th
November 6th, 13th, 27th
December 4th, 11th

Repertoire: A. Corelli - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"

Term 2 Registration

Tuition: $50 per term

January - March

Session Dates:
January 29th
February 5th, 12th, 26th
March 4th, 11th

Repertoire: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387

Term 3 Registration

Tuition: $50 per term

March - April

Session Dates:
March 18th, 25th
April 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th

View Repertoire: Fanny (Mendelssohn) Hensel - String Quartet in E-flat Major, HelH 277

Term 4 Registration

Tuition: $50 per term

May - June

Session Dates:
May 6th, 13th, 20th
June 3rd, 10th, 17th

View Repertoire: Franz Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in d minor ("Death and the Maiden"). Mvt II and Mvt IV

Term 5 Registration

Tuition: $50 per term

What people are saying

“For me the joy and reward of this  whole first year of Exploring Chamber Music has been exploring the repertoire-- a different quartet each week or two, with the opportunity to play and expand in a systematic way  the quartets that we have actually engaged with, without concerns about perfection. For me the main value has been  in the joy of  exploring and expanding my OWN repertoire/SHARED repertoire,  building the skills and confidence that such exploration enables. This ensemble is unique in offering that opportunity; quite a refreshing contrast with the familiar 'perfecting-one-piece-for-performance' structure.”

— April 2020 Participant

Current Repertoire:

String Quartet in E-flat Major, HelH 277

String Quartet No. 14 in d minor,
Mvt II

String Quartet No. 14 in d minor,
Mvt IV

Term 4: March - April
Fanny (Mendelssohn) Hensel - String Quartet in E-flat Major, HelH 277

March 18th, 25th
April 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th

Term 5: May - June
Franz Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in d minor ("Death and the Maiden"). Mvt II and Mvt IV

May 6th, 13th, 20th
June 3rd, 10th, 17th

Previous Repertoire:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

A. Corelli - Concerto Grosso op. 6 no. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

J.S. Bach - the Art of Fugue - BWV 1080
Violin I, Violin II, Violin III, Viola, Cello, Score

Franz Schubert - String Quartet in D Minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden I. Allegro
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Alexander Borodin - String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, II. Andante con moto
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Alexander Borodin - String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, I. Allegro moderato
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 7 in F Major Op. 59, No.1, I. Allegro
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in C Major Op. 59, No. 3, IV. Allegro Molto
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet 23, KV 590
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet 21, KV 575
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18, No. 1
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Franz Schubert String Quartet No.10, D 87, Op 125, No. 1
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Haydn Later Period: String Quartet in G Major, Hob.III:75; Op. 76, No. 1 "Erdody"
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Haydn Middle Period: String Quartet in F-sharp minor, Hob. III:47; Op. 50, No.4 "The Prussian"
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Haydn Early Period: String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Hob. III:31 ; Op. 20, No.1 "the Sun"
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Mozart String Quartet No. 20 K 499
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Schubert's Quartet No. 13 in A minor (the Rosamunde Quartet), D. 804, Op. 29
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Mozart Quartet in C Major - K 465
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Mozart Quartet in A Major, K. 464:
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Mozart Quartet K458, No. 17:
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Mozart Quartet K157, No. 4:
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Score

Mozart Quartets K171, K172, K173:
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello

Mozart Quartets K168, K169, K170
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello

Score: K168, Score: K169, Score: K170

Mozart K158, K159, K160
Beethoven Op. 18, No. 3
Haydn Op. 20, Nos. 4 and 5

Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello