The Summer Camp
of
MPM

presents
the Kirby String Quartet

8:00 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2004
St. Mary Magdalene Church

Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet, op.41 no.1

  • Allegro con brio
  • Allegretto
  • Minuetto
  • Finale - Presto

Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet op.44 no.2

  • Allegro assai appassionato
  • Scherzo - Allegro di molto
  • Andante
  • Presto Agitato

* * * * * Intermission * * * * *

Bedrich Smetena String Quartet no.1 "From My Life"

  • Allegro vivo appassionato
  • Allegro moderato alla Polka
  • Largo sostenuto
  • Vivace

Julia Wedman, violin
Aisslinn Nosky, violin
Max Mandel, viola
Carina Reeves, cello

The Kirby String Quartet

Founding members of the Markham Street Chamber Concerts, audience favourites on the Toronto Music Garden Concert series, the Les Amis Concerts and in existence for only one year, the Kirby String quartet is rapidly establishing a place for itself among Canada's premier chamber groups. Individually the player's (Julia Wedman and Aisslinn Nosky, violins; Max Mandel, viola; and Carina Reeves, cello) backgrounds include performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the National Ballet of Canada, Tafelmusik, the Seiler Strings Chamber Orchestra and Opera Atelier, among others. As a quartet they share a conviction of the excitement and wonder to be found in the world of classical music which is evident in their imaginative programming and sometimes risky performances.