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UB, Williamsville schools bring Miró Quartet to Buffalo

Miró Qaurtet.

During its two-day residency, the Miró Quartet will spend time working with Williamsville high school students, as well as performing in the Slee Visiting Artist Series at UB.

UBNOW STAFF

Published October 24, 2017 This content is archived.

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The iconic Miró Quartet returns to Western New York next month for a special residency with the Williamsville Central School District that concludes with a concert at UB.

Members of the quartet, who are returning to Buffalo for the fourth consecutive year, will take part in a day-long educational experience with Williamsville students on Nov. 2, capping off the day with a free concert at 7 p.m. at Williamsville North High School.

The concert will feature string students from each of the three Williamsville high schools performing a piece on their own and then joining the quartet for a second work. At the conclusion of the program, students from all three high schools will join the quartet on stage for a performance of Vaughan-Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, conducted by Rachel Lauber, director of the UB Symphony Orchestra.

The following day, the quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on the UB North Campus as part of the Slee Visiting Artist Series. Pre-concert music will be performed on stage by select Williamsville students, beginning at 7 p.m.

The Miró’s program includes two selections from Dvorak’s Cypresses; Kevin Puts’ Credo, commissioned by the quartet; and Mozart’s String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516, with Canadian violist Barry Shiffman.

A post-concert reception with the artists will follow in the Slee lobby.

Tickets for the Miró Quartet’s Nov. 3 concert at U B are available through a variety of outlets at the following pricing structure:

UB faculty, staff, alumni, seniors and non-UB students

  • $10 plus $2 fee online at www.ticketfly.com
  • $10 plus $4 fee by phone at 877-987-6487 (Ticketfly)
  • $14 in person at the Center for the Arts (noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday)
  • $17 in person at the door (one hour before concert time)

General public

  • $15 plus $2 fee online at www.ticketfly.com
  • $15 plus $4 fee by phone at 877-987-6487 (Ticketfly)
  • $19 in person at the Center for the Arts (noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday)
  • $22 in person at the door (one hour before concert time)

UB students are admitted free with ID.

For a complete listing of all concerts being presented by the Department of Music, visit the department’s website.