 Click on "Contact" above to read the latest Newsletter. The ARTISAN QUARTET SERIES third season continues in a matter of weeks presented by the Artisan Quartet and Riverbend Centre. After a two-season partnership with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, we are now teamed up with Riverbend Centre to present three concert pairs on the Artisan Quartet Series this season. As with the first two seasons of the Series, concerts on "Artisan Thursday" are still in the wonderful acoustics of the Smith Family Chapel on the campus of Riverbend Church. This season however, we have added three Saturday evening performances in the intimate setting of the Blackerby Violin Shop Recital Hall. Click on "Schedule" above for all the details on these and other concerts and to buy tickets on line. ALL TICKETS FOR THE ARTISAN SERIES ARE NOW ONLY $20! We extend a very special thanks to violinist Caleb Hans Polashek and Ashley Cooper for filling in for Paula this summer as she rehabed that broken arm and shoulder. Both players did a fabulous job and we had a great time working with them. Thankfully, Paula is on the road to a full recovery but it is nice to know that there is such talent and energy in our community! Full text of House Resolution 703: By: Naishtat H.R. No. 703 WHEREAS, Since 2009, the Artisan Quartet of Austin has been delighting audiences with its spirited performances of string quartets by classical and contemporary composers, and the group is being featured in two concerts during the 2012-2013 season of the Austin Symphony; and WHEREAS, The origins of this distinguished ensemble date back to the late 1980s, when violinist Richard Kilmer and violist Bruce Williams joined with two other musicians to form the Austin String Quartet, which was then renamed the Camilli Quartet; over the next few years, this lineup performed 40 of classical music's greatest string quartets, ranging from pieces by Beethoven to Bartok; and WHEREAS, After the two other members accepted positions overseas, Mr. Kilmer and Mr. Williams continued to perform informally with a variety of musicians as the Austin String Quartet, and during those years, cellist Douglas Harvey became a regular member of the group; and WHEREAS, The Artisan Quartet was created in 2009 with the addition of violinist Paula E. Bird, and since then, the group has performed in many places around Central Texas, including the Victoria Bach Festival, the Blanco Performing Arts Association Concert Series, the Twilight Concert Series in Jonestown and Lago Vista, the Saint Cecilia Music Series in Austin, and the Salon Concert Series in San Antonio; in addition to the great Classical era string quartets by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, the group regularly plays pieces by the great Romantic composers Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Borodin, as well as modern works by Philip Glass and Roberto Sierra; and WHEREAS, In March 2012, the quartet made its Carnegie Hall debut in New York, playing before a sold-out crowd in the Weill Recital Hall Chamber and Solo Music Series, and members of the ensemble are nearing the end of the two-year Genius at Play series, in which they are performing a complete cycle of all the Beethoven string quartets; during the 2012-2013 season of the Austin Symphony, the Artisan Series is featuring these four gifted musicians in two performances in the Smith Family Chapel at Riverbend Church; and WHEREAS, For the past four years, the Artisan String Quartet has helped to show that Austin is indeed the Live Music Capital of the World in more ways than one, and their stirring performances in Austin, across Texas, and around the nation continue to add to their growing reputation among classical music lovers everywhere; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor Richard Kilmer, Bruce Williams, Douglas Harvey, and Paula E. Bird of the Artisan Quartet for their talent and dedication and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. The Artisan Quartet shops at the Blackerby Violin Shop for all our string playing needs. |
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