Earplay presents a musical portrait of acclaimed San Francisco based composer Richard Festinger, featuring three major works that span three decades of his composing career, including his String Quartet No. 3; Smokin’ with Cocuswood, for oboe, string quartet and piano; and selections from Letters and the Weather of Six Mornings: Eight Songs on Poems of Jane Cooper, for soprano and piano.

Widely recognized for its elegance and emotive power, Festinger’s music is “…notable for its combination of propulsive energy with an impeccable sense of poise and balance”, writes Frank J. Oteri in the Tanglewood Bulletin.  And Josua Levine, in the Journal of the Society for American Music, describes Festinger’s work as “…vibrant, skillfully wrought…  intellectually and viscerally compelling music.” 

 The eminent New York soloists soprano Alice Teyssier, pianist Peggy Kampmeier, and oboist Noah Kay, join the renowned Jasper String Quartet in bringing these stunning works to life in sparkling and vivid performances.