The Nature of Self
Harriet Steinke | too bright to see
Caroline Shaw | Entr’acte
Eleanor Alberga | String Quartet No. 1
Robert Schumann | String Quartet No. 2 in F Major

Exploring the nature of self is a timeless fascination that has yielded some of history’s most thought-provoking art. Opening this program is Harriet Steinke’s too bright to see, a powerful meditation on finding oneself amidst the noise of modern society. In Entr’acte, Caroline Shaw takes the fleeting inspiration of a moment of Haydn through her personal looking glass into a world of abstraction, and Eleanor Alberga draws inspiration in her String Quartet No. 1 from humanity’s deepest origins as stardust. The program closes with the gallant and eccentric String Quartet No. 2 of Robert Schumann, who famously used his music to give voice to two distinct personalities within himself.