Dan Welcher's String Quartet No. 2, 'Harbor Music,' was commissioned as a retirement gift for Richard J. Bogolmolny, a passionate cellist and chamber music advocate.
Compositional Technique
For his String Quartet No. 1, Dan Welcher devised a numerology system (a 6-5-4-3-4-5 code) that affects rhythmic durations, pitches, and meters, as well as melodies, harmonies, and colors.
Performer Biography
The Cassatt String Quartet, named after the American impressionist painter Mary Cassatt, has performed across North America, Europe, and the Far East, including at New York's Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall.
Compositional Technique
Dan Welcher's String Quartet No. 3, 'Cassatt,' is based on an early, middle, and late work by American artist Mary Cassatt, with each movement connected by a common scale form derived from her name and a recurring 'Mary's Theme.'
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City across several dates in late 2007 and early 2008.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The title of Dan Welcher's String Quartet No. 2, 'Harbor Music,' is inspired by the ferry boats and multi-channeled harbor of Sydney, Australia, where he was a guest.
Composition History
Dan Welcher's String Quartet No. 1 was commissioned in 1987 by the National Endowment for the Arts for the Cleveland Quartet.
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