Rock 'N' Roll Meets the String Quartet

“Some time ago I had the pleasure to attend a presentation by Andrew Lipke, about the history of the string quartet and about how the string quartet has impacted, influenced, and synthesized with Rock and Roll. "Rock and Roll and The String Quartet" is a great concept and is one of the best presentations I have seen in years. It is a must see for music lovers all over the country.- Dirk Brossé, Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

In this exciting new collaboration Andrew Lipke and the Salina Symphony Quartet come together to explore the incredible ways in which music transcends boundaries, lifts the spirit, and constantly surprises and amazes with it’s boundless capacity for expression as a universal language. We blur the imaginary divisions of genre and celebrate the magical essence that is at the core of all great music. Rock ‘n Roll & The String Quartet - we embark on a journey through the amazing history of the String Quartet. One of the most popular, versatile, and revered ensembles in classical music and beyond. With its incomparable agility, inimitable grace, and unparalleled emotional and musical potential, the deceptively simple combination of four instruments - 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello - has been the vehicle for countless composers to practice their art and display their compositional prowess. But even classical music is too small a box to contain this musical force of nature, and we can find the string quartet displaying its remarkable qualities in dozens of other genres from Jazz to Pop to Rock.

Andrew Lipke will lead a journey with music and storytelling about the history of the string quartet in classical music. He will follow its connection into the world of popular music through discussion and performance of works and arrangements by: The Beatles, Beethoven, The Rolling Stones, Mozart, Haydn, Bartok, Radiohead, Neil Young, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Philip Glass, and original music by Andrew Lipke. We hope to make this an annual tradition. Don’t miss this incredible evening. Andrew Lipke, Philadelphia based composer, stunned audiences at the Stiefel performing in Get The Led Out several times. He has created Rock ‘n Roll meets the String Quartet. This presentation wills how how much rock and classical music have in common. The Salina Symphony Quartet will feature Music Director and Conductor Yaniv Segal performing with Denise Blehm- Concertmaster, Melanie Mann- Principal Viola, and Dena Berquist- Principal Cello. You will be captivated and moved by this beautiful and informative evening.