Coming in 2012
Happy New Year! Following a couple of weeks off for the holidays that weren't really 'off' at all thanks to the ever-more complicated business side of being a String Quartet, we are diving into 2012 with a bang. Make that a handful of bangs! More information is on our calendar but quickly: January 8th in San Jose, CA: Cypress cellist Jennifer Kloetzel performs the world premiere of composer Elena Ruehr's cello concerto (titled "Cloud Atlas") with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, who commissioned the work from Boston-based and multiple Call & Response-commissioned composer Elena Ruehr. January 22 in Eugene, OR: Catch the Cypress with pianist Jon Nakamtsu performing the Brahms Piano Quintet. February 3rd and 4th in Berkeley and San Francisco, CA: The Cypress continues their 15th Anniversary Celebration with the second of three pairs of concerts in their 2011-12 Salon Series. This program features quartets by Maurice Ravel, Ervin Schulhoff and Pulitzer Prize- & Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Higdon. Thank you to all who helped fund our Radio Tour! Kickstarter campaign last month. Your support means the world to us and if anyone is missing any of their promised 'backer benefits' please don't hesitate to email us to find out what's up, at csq@cypressquartet.com Look for our 3rd Volume of Beethoven Late Quartets in early March when it will be released alongside the complete 3-volume set on March 6, 2012 - coincidentally the anniversary of the permiere performance back in 1826 of Beethoven's String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Opus 127. Volume 3 (Disc 1 in the chronologically-ordered Complete Set) includes Opus 127 and Opus 132 (in A Minor) for a total disc playing time of something ridiculously close to the 80 minute maximum. Options for pre-ordering the box set or the 3rd Volume alone will soon be available over on our Discography page. Just today we received in our Quartet mailbox the parts for this season's Call & Response commission: Quatuor A Cordes No.3 by the fantastic French composer Philippe Hersant. This was one of those rare moments in modern history when a commissioned work arrives in physical form not just as a .pdf attachment in our email! The Call & Response concert this spring is on March 16, 2012. Finally, the Cypress Quartet's parent organization, the Cypress Performing Arts Association, is entering a new era as we begin the search this week for a new Executive Director following the departure from the CPAA last month of our great friend and fearless leader for the past 5 years, Todd Donovan. We have the job description posted here if you are interested in filling some pretty big shoes, or know someone who might be: Executive Director Job DescriptionRadio Tour! Update #2
We're a week into this tour - and having a blast! New York, Washington DC, Houston, and San Antonio went by in a blur - with performances on WQXR, Sirius XM, KUHA, and Texas Public Radio. Sirius and KUHA will broadcast sometime during the the holidays - WQXR and TPR are available online here: http://www.wqxr.org/#/articles/wqxr-features/2011/dec/02/cafe-concert-cypress-string-quartet/ and here: http://youtu.be/dTyVsmMeyzU This afternoon we're heading to WFMT for a live performance and interview - you should be able to stream it here: http://www.wfmt.com/main.taf?p=4,5,8 Thanks to everyone who has pledged! Please pass this information on to your friends and encourage them to check out our broadcasts, and kick in a little cash too! We've got 5 more days to meet our goal. Make a pledge right now at: http://kck.st/voLhqf Thanks!Radio Tour!
The Cypress String Quartet is hitting the radio waves!
We are celebrating our 15th Anniversary and the release of our latest CD, The American Album, with an old fashioned radio tour! The next two weeks offer 6 opportunities to hear us interviewed and performing on the radio - some live shows, others taped, most available to hear streaming online.
We have also launched a kickstarter campaign where you can help support us as we travel to:
WQXR in New York on Nov.28 (broadcast on November 30)
Sirius XM in Washington D.C. on November 29 (broadcast date/time TBA)
KUHAM in Houston, TX on December 1 (broadcast date/time TBA)
TPR in San Antonio, TX on December 2 (Live! 1-2pm local time)
WFMT in Chicago, IL on December 5 (LIve! 3-4pm local time)
Wellfleet, MA (Cape Cod) on December 7 (Benefit concert for Outer Cape Health Services)
WGBH in Boston, MA on December 9 (4-5pm "Drive Time")
BLOG: Welcome to the new www.cypressquartet.com!
Welcome!
We have just launched our brand new website - please take a look around, join our e-mailing list with the JOIN button up there near the top of the page, and let us know what you think by emailing csq@cypressquartet.com with any and all comments! Don't be shy.
Our 15th Anniversary Salon Series began with two fantastic nights in Berkeley and San Francisco last weekend, with friends, family, supporters and a slew of other music lovers on hand to hear us perform music from our new CD "The American Album" and to chat with us post-concert during the Wine & Chocolates reception. Special thanks to our guest-moderators for the two evenings, Matías Tarnopolsky in Berkeley and Kai Christiansen in San Francisco, for their eloquent lead in brief post-concert Q&A sessions that gave our audiences a hint of extra insight into our work together as a Quartet for these past 15 years.
Read more about the Salon programs and buy tickets here!.
read more »Allen Edmonds Embarcadero Event 11/18/11
You're Invited! Join Us November 18th, 5-8 p.m.
We are thrilled that Allen Edmonds shoes has selected the Cypress String Quartet to receive 10% of all sales proceeds at their new Embarcadero Center store from November 18-23. Treat yourself to a new pair of shoes for the holiday season and support the Cypress String Quartet while you shop! Cypress String Quartet members will be in attendance on November 18 from 6-8pm.
