Agassiz Chamber Festival's Opening Concert:  "Four Centuries of Fantasy"

Agassiz Chamber Festival's Opening Concert: "Four Centuries of Fantasy"

The 2024 Agassiz Festival's opening concert with works by Purcell, Philip Glass, Anton Arensky and Amy Beach.

By Agassiz Chamber Music Festival 2024

Date and time

Sunday, June 2 · 7:30 - 9:30pm CDT

Location

Laudamus Auditorium, Canadian Mennonite University

500 Shaftsbury Blvd. Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N2 Canada

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About this event

  • 2 hours

Join us for the 2024 Agassiz Festival's opening concert, which features an inspiring and international mix of classical and contemporary chamber music spanning 400 years, from Purcell to Glass.

A concert highlight is the Amy Beach piano quartet, with its soaring melodies, rich harmonies and captivating romanticism.

Two Fantasias for string quartet: Z. 737 and Z. 739 - Henry Purcell (c.1659-1695)

Quartet Satz for string quartet (2017) - Philip Glass b.1937

"Elegiac" Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32 (1894)- Anton Arensky 1861-1906

Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 67 (1907) - Amy Beach 1867-1944