Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Reinaldo Moya JSQ 20th commission
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 51

Sounds of one’s homeland have the power to evoke our deepest emotions and cultural legends. Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas, already a canonical favorite of our time, seamlessly blends elements of western classical and Andean folk music into a transportive and thrilling work. Venezuelan composer Reinaldo Moya brings his “beguiling, attractive soundscapes” (San Diego Tribune) to a new work commissioned by the Jasper String Quartet. The program closes with the lush String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 51, of Antonín Dvořák, whose passion for capturing the sound of homeland in music inspired generations to come.