The String Quartet News

A couple of weeks ago, Jeremy Lillig , director of marketing and public relations for the local Friends of Chamber Music, contacted me to see if I had any interest in talking to the chief architect of the Music Genome Project, which is the driving force behind Pandora Radio.

Music from Rachmaninoff to Rodrigo, guest artists, a recital by the Arianna String Quartet and performances by Britt Institute students are planned as part of the Britt Festivals 2010 classical festival, the organization announced today.

The Ann Arbor-born fiddler/violinist/composer Jeremy Kittel is backed up by some musical heavy-hitters on his fourth album, 'Chasing Sparks,' including bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin masters Chris Thile and Mike Marshall .

Devoting a program to Minimalist and microtonal compositions could easily amount to an egghead agenda; leave it to the American Modern Ensemble to make it a party instead.

Information: 278-5155 or www.csus.edu/music/ fenam HIGHLIGHTS: Friday * 8 p.m. - Meridian Arts Ensemble * A brass quintet with percussion, and one that's not afraid to tackle works by Frank Zappa Next Sunday * 8 p.m. - Empyrean Ensemble * Seven bold instrumentalists from UC Davis that do a great service to all new musical ideas.

Returning for a third season, Vancouver Recital Society showcases the brightest young stars already appearing on the international stages.

The Chiara String Quartet is, from left, Jonah Sirota, viola; Rebecca Fischer, violin; Julie Yoon, violin; and Gregory Beaver, cello.

Stile Antico performs Oct. 29 at Yale. Classical musicians who play chamber music often consider it the most rewarding form of music-making. Yes, it offers moments for each individual player to play out as a soloist, but there's also the thrill of being a part of something larger than yourself.

Matteo Pennese and his adventurous artistic colleagues are feeling a sense of liberation this week.

The Hills will soon be alive with the sound of music, with two concerts scheduled at the championship golf course in Arrowtown in the next month.

CenterStage! performing arts series will present the dynamic chamber music ensemble, Vega String Quartet, at Robert E. Lee High School on Saturday.

By Mark Kanny , TRIBUNE-REVIEW CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITIC Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Last updated: 3:53 pm Vitality sang with many accents Monday night when the Orion String Quartet opened the season of the Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.

The Parker String Quartet returns to Harrisburg on Sunday for a concert at Whitaker Center sponsored by Market Square Concerts.

Hot. It was really, really hot yesterday and only slightly cooler in St. John's last night.

The Sphinx Organization, based in Detroit but with a national reach, is devoted to teaching classical music to black and Latino students, both as performers and as listeners.

Cecily Ward and Tom Stone, violinists; Ethan Filner, violist; Jennifer Kloetzel, cellist.

The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art will host the Sunday Concert Series in conjunction with The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Sunday, Oct.

A hard-bitten Hollywood agent tries to straighten out her client in "The Little Dog Laughed," a comic drama currently running at Good Theater.

Con brio is composed of Sydney Sewall, Elizabeth Miller, MaryEllen Tracy and Loni Welch.

A leading chamber ensemble and a young musical whiz will lead off the 83rd season for Brown County Civic Music Association on Saturday.