Saint Mark's Music Series: Vehicles for Variation

Saint Mark’s Music Series and Michael Kleinschmidt

Friday, February 21, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)

Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States

$20 / $15

Johann Sebastian Bach — “V. Chaconne” from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004
Tomaso Antonio Vitali — Chaconne in G minor
Dietrich Buxtehude — Selected works
Benjamin Britten — Selected works

Jennifer Caine Provine, violin
Emilie Choi, violin
Alex Grimes, viola
Page Smith, cello

Everyone loves a Chaconne! A Chaconne is a type of musical composition used as a vehicle for variation on a repeated short harmonic progression. Its appeal lies in the tension between hypnotic repetition and ever-evolving variation. This program will include a Chaconne for organ by Dieterich Buxtehude; for string quartet by Benjamin Britten; for violin and organ by Tomaso Antonio Vitali; and Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous Chaconne in D minor for solo violin.

Tickets: $20 ($15 student/senior). Fees apply for online purchases.