Montgomery & Beethoven
CSO Sessions - Episodes • 11-Mar-2021
Strum, a string quintet by acclaimed New York composer Jessie Montgomery, is an expansive work that draws upon American folk melodies and the spirit of dance and movement. It's paired with the sparkling Septet in E-Flat Major, one of Beethoven's most popular works during his lifetime.
PROGRAM
MONTGOMERY Strum for String Quintet
BEETHOVEN Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
SPONSORS
Sponsorship support for CSO Sessions is generously provided by the Zell Family Foundation; an anonymous donor; Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation; the Julian Family Foundation, in honor of Cristina Rocca; Cynthia M. Sargent; Megan and Steve Shebik; Betty W. Smykal; TAWANI Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; ITW, and PNC.
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