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SUMMARY:Ying String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:$20 Advanced\, $25 Day of Show\, $5 Student General Admission
  (Seated) - Doors at 3:30PM Founded in 2022\, Chamber @ the Drake is a 6
 -part concert series dedicated to making classical music engaging and ac
 cessible. This series is made possible by donor and community support. T
 heir LifeMusic commissioning project\, developed in partnership with the
  Institute for American Music\, features works by Billy Childs\, Lera Au
 erbach\, Lowell Liebermann\, and more — reflecting modern American life 
 through music. Their acclaimed recordings include “American Anthem” and 
 a Grammy-nominated set of Tchaikovsky quartets and Souvenir de Florence.
  A recent collaboration with Zuill Bailey featured transcriptions of Sch
 umann’s Cello Concerto and Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata. The Ying Quartet
  is quartet-in-residence at the Eastman School of Music\, where they lea
 d a comprehensive chamber music program and the “Music for All” communit
 y initiative. They are also ensemble-in-residence at the Bowdoin Interna
 tional Music Festival. The Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet is celebrat
 ed for its dynamic performance style and visionary approach to chamber m
 usic. With more than 30 years of experience\, the Quartet blends musical
  excellence with a mission to make classical music meaningful in a varie
 ty of settings—from the world’s major concert halls to schools\, workpla
 ces\, and prisons. The Quartet gained early recognition as the first rec
 ipient of the NEA’s Rural Residency Grant\, serving as resident quartet 
 in Jesup\, Iowa. This formative experience continues to shape their appr
 oach to community engagement and musical outreach. The 2025–26 season in
 cludes performances for Chamber Music Hamilton\, Chamber Music Society o
 f Williamsburg\, Westchester Chamber Music Society\, and others. Contact
  Us: contact@thedrakeamherst.org #: 413-320-3020 Copyright © 2021 The Dr
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LOCATION:The Drake - Amherst\, 44 N Pleasant St\, Amherst\, MA 01002
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/f7fb1688-3eee-47c8-85d9-a139a6964df
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