Venezuelan Folkways

Continuing our Bartók string quartet cycle, we highlight the Hungarian composer’s exuberantly primal fourth string quartet, considered by many to be among his greatest compositions and most deeply connected to his lifelong exploration of folk music.

Program

Albert Hernández/Trino Jimenez: Venezuelan Suite, for string quintet and piano
Trino Jimenez: Canciones varias Venezolanas, Polo margariteno & Golpe Amalia Rosa
Fuga con Pajarito: A. Romero
Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 4

Guest Artists
Eddy Marcano, violin
Baden Goyo, piano
Sebastian Marcano, cuatro

“Marcano is among the most renowned of the new generation of Venezuelan musicians.” — Maestro José Antonio Abreu, el Sistema Founder