Fairmount
String Quartet
Described as “likable and warmhearted” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, and “expert to the point of perfection” by the Chestnut Hill Local, the Fairmount String Quartet – Rachel Segal and Leah Kyoungwoon Kim-Tomilson, violins; Beth Dzwil, viola; Mimi Morris Kim, cello – has been active in the Philadelphia chamber music scene since 1984. They are dedicated to bringing the intimacy and vitality of chamber music to diverse audiences and are committed to performing classical works of historically under-performed composers in addition to those in the standard classical repertoire, works by women composers, and works in diverse genres including pop, jazz, folk, and Latin music. Their albums “Spoken with Strings” of pop music, Jennifer Higdon’s “Amazing Grace”, and “Unleashed” of classical music by women composers, are available on all major streaming platforms. The Fairmount String Quartet records on the Spring Garden Records label and is in residence at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Philadelphia.
2023-24 Season
Sounds of Eastern Europe
November 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martins Lane, Phila., PA Tickets
November 5, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Settlement Music School, 318 Davisville Rd., Willow Grove, PA Tickets
Program:
Alan Hovhannes – Four Bagatelles
Graczyna Bacewicz – String Quartet #4
Antonin Dvorak – String Quartet #10 in Eb, Op. 51
Nodus Tollens
March 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM
St. Patrick Hall, 240 South 20th St., Phila., PA Tickets
March 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martins Lane, Phila., PA Tickets
Program:
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Addison Rider – Nodus Tollens
Germaine Taliaferre – String Quartet
Franz Schubert – String Quartet #14 in d minor, “Death and the Maiden”
Art in Translation
May 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martins Lane, Phila., PA Tickets
May 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Settlement Music School, 318 Davisville Rd., Willow Grove, PA Tickets
Program:
Soo Yeon Lyuh – Yessori (Sound from the Past)
Lou Harrison – String Quartet Set
Maurice Ravel – String Quartet in F
Listen
Sample Programs
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Music of Women Composers
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel – String Quartet in Eb
Amy Beach – Quartet for Strings in One Movement
Jennifer Higdon – Sky Quartet -
Harmony for Humanity
Arvo Pärt – Fratres
Lou Harrison – String Quartet Set
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet #3
Jennifer Higdon – Amazing Grace -
Sky Dances
Jennifer Higdon – “Blue Sky” from the Sky QuartetGeorge Harrison – Here Comes the SunFranz Haydn – String Quartet, Op. 64, #5, “The Lark” – “Allegro moderato” and “Finale – Vivace”Ellen Fishman – Lark Dances – “Allegro” and “Vivace”Copland – “Saturday Night Waltz” from RodeoLeonard Bernstein – “Mambo”, “Tonight”, and “America” from West Side StoryClaude Debussy – Clair de LuneWilliam Bolcomb – “Graceful Ghost” from Three Ghost RagsHoagy Carmichael – StardustVan Morrision – Moondance
Washington/Harline – When You Wish Upon a Star -
Classical Inspiration
Franz Haydn – String Quartet Op. 77, #2
Caroline Shaw – Entr’acte
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet, Op. 18, #1 -
Latin Sounds
Joaquín Turina – La oración del torero
Teresa Carreño – String Quartet in b minor
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet #5
Arturo Márquez – Danzón #2
Astor Piazzolla – Four for Tango -
Pack a Picnic Pops
Choose from our extensive list of contemporary pop, standards, Latin music and music of the stage and screen (both movie and video game) or tell us about your audience and we will create a program for you.
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Educational Program
Arcangelo Corelli – Gigue from “Sarabande, Gigue and Badinerie”
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet, Op. 76, #2, “The Quinten”, Finale – Vivace assai
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Prelude on “Rhosymedre
Jennifer Higdon – “Amazing Grace”
Jennifer Higdon – Blue Sky from “Sky Quartet”
Astor Piazzolla – Four for Tango
Camila Cabello – Havana
Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
