\u201cI believe the collective experience of a live music performance can be truly profound for audience and performers alike,\u201d says Julia Erin Urich, actor, singer and Emmy Award-winning producer and director.<\/p>\n
\u201cWalk On: An Evening of Songs & Stories\u201d is at 7 p.m. Nov. 8, Lipkin Theatre, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem Township.<\/p>\n
The concert, billed as an evening of hope, joy, love and resilience, is a collage of music by composers, including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Harold Arlen, Howard Ashman, Alan Menken and Steven Schwartz.<\/p>\n
Accompanying Urich are vocalists Jarrod Yuskauskas, tenor; Ed Bara, bass-baritone, pianist; Tony Sandor, saxophone; Tynan Hooker-Haring, bass, and Bob Stevens, percussion.<\/p>\n
Says Urich, \u201cI think art, especially live, shared, experiential art, is one of the most important forms of expression.<\/p>\n
\u201cI find myself in this disconnected digital world craving the experience as an audience member as well as a musician and I hope the music and little stories I share move someone in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mezzo-soprano Urich has performed in high school musicals, with area orchestras and in productions at Muhlenberg College Summer Theatre, MunOpCo Music Theatre and Civic Theatre of Allentown. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Theater from Muhlenberg College. She is the recipient of nine Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n
\u201cWalk On: An Evening of Songs & Stories,\u201d 7 p.m. Nov. 8, Lipkin Theatre, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem. Tickets: 610-861-5524; https:\/\/www.northampton.edu\/<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Isidore String Quartet embodies everything I look for when programming the Performance Series: artistry, curiosity and a deep connection to both tradition and the present moment,\u201d says Ty Furman, Director, Performance Series, Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir program bridges centuries of music with a sense of discovery that feels completely alive and we\u2019re thrilled to share that energy with the Lehigh Valley audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIsidore String Quartet in Concert,\u201d 8 p.m. Nov. 1, Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, Easton.<\/p>\n
Formed at the Juilliard School in 2019 and inspired by the renowned Juilliard Quartet, the musicians of the Isidore String Quartet seek to invigorate chamber music through a fresh and dynamic approach.<\/p>\n
The concert opened with the \u201cString Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 \u201cSunrise\u201d by Franz Josef Haydn (1731-1809). Composed in 1797 and comprising four movements, the work gets its \u201cSunrise\u201d nickname from the spirited violin passages of the opening movement, \u201cAllegro con spirito.\u201d<\/p>\n
Next was a contemporary work by composer Gabriella Smith (born 1991). The inspiration for her \u201cCarrot Revolution for String Quartet\u201d (2015) was a quote by French artist Paul C\u00e9zanne (1839-1906): \u201cThe day will come when a single, freshly observed carrot will start a revolution.\u201d The piece combines music genres, from Gregorian chant, folk music, bluegrass to jazz.<\/p>\n
After intermission, the quartet performed Antonin Dvorak\u2019s (1841-1904) four-movement \u201cString Quartet in G major, Op. 106\u201d (1895), classical in style with a blend of traditional Czech folk elements.<\/p>\n
Members of the Isidore String Quartet are violinists Adrian Steele and Phoenix Avalon, violist Devin Moore and cellist Joshua McClendon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re so excited to welcome the Isidore String Quartet to Lafayette College,\u201d says Marta Kepka, Lafayette College Director of Arts Marketing.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir fearless mix of classical mastery and contemporary edge reflects the vibrancy of the arts in our region. It\u2019s the kind of performance that reminds audiences why live music still matters: intimate, bold and full of possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIsidore String Quartet Concert,\u201d 8 p.m. Nov. 1, Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, 317 Hamilton St., Easton. Tickets: box office; 610-330-5009; https:\/\/williamscenter.lafayette.edu\/event\/isidore-string-quartet\/<\/p>\n
\u201cClassical View\u201d is a column about classical music concerts, conductors and performers. To request coverage, email: Paul Willistein, Focus editor, pwillistein@tnonline.com<\/p>\n
Julia Urich<\/p>\n
Isidore String Quartet, Nov. 1, Lafayette College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI believe the collective experience of a live music performance can be truly profound for audience and performers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-22233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}