THE CAVANI STRING QUARTET
Friday, November 2 - 7:30 p.m.
Ames City Auditorium
The women of the Cavani Quartet—winners of the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and top prizes in numerous other prestigious chamber music competitions – have captured the hearts of audiences internationally, as well as their students at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Their repertoire includes the quartet music of all eras, and as active proponents of new music, they have commissioned the music of a worldwide array of living composers. The Washington Post describes the quartet as "completely engrossing, powerful and elegant." Nationally recognized as pioneers in arts-in-education, the Cavani Quartet is sought after by universities and communities for their ability to cultivate community partnerships.
Thursday Special Events!
Marshalltown event
In addition to performing in Ames, the Cavani will perform for the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 2:00 pm. The quartet is nationally recognized as pioneers in arts-in-education having developed creative outreach programs for a wide variety of settings and for audiences of all ages. Sponsoring chamber music events such as the Cavani’s program in Marshalltown supports the mission of Town & Gown to share our artists’ enthusiasm for chamber music with people of all ages and needs. This presentation, and their concert in Ames, is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from General Mills Foundation, Land O’Lakes Foundation and the Iowa Arts Council.
Worldly Goods Shopping Night
The Worldly Goods Holiday Shopping Night for Ames Town & Gown will be Thursday, November 1st, from 5-8 PM and members of the Cavani String Quartet will join us! Mari Sato (violin) will be there from 5:00-6:30 and Kirsten Docter (viola) will join us from 6:30-8:00.
Worldly Goods donates 20% of sales to Ames Town & Gown. Fair trade coffee, holiday gifts, new clothes, dark chocolate... it's all there!
Baked goods and Fair Trade Hot Cocoa, Coffee, and Tea will be provided.
