[NEohioPAL]Debut of The Oberlin String Quartet

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
November 15, 2004		440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu

NEWLY FORMED OBERLIN STRING QUARTET DEBUTS WITH PERFORMANCE IN OBERLIN=92S=20
FINNEY CHAPEL DEC. 5, THEN EMBARKS ON TOUR

OBERLIN, OHIO -- The Oberlin String Quartet, formed at the Oberlin=20
Conservatory of Music this year, makes its first public appearance Sunday,=20
December 5, 2004, at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel with a free concert featuring=20
Beethoven's String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127 and Brahms' Quintet in F=20
minor, Op. 34, a program that will be reprised at Ashland University=92s=20
Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall on Tuesday, December 7. These performances=20
will be followed by a tour that culminates in Cleveland=92s Reinberger Hall =

on February 2, 2005.

Members of the quartet are violinist Gregory Fulkerson, violinist Kyung Sun =

Lee, violist Peter Slowik, and cellist Darrett Adkins, all of whom are=20
faculty members at the Conservatory.  Fulkerson and Adkins are also=20
Conservatory graduates. Joining the ensemble for the Brahms Quintet is=20
pianist Angela Cheng, associate professor of piano at the Conservatory.

The mission of the Oberlin String Quartet is at once simple and ambitious:=20
to perform the great masterworks of the quartet literature in meticulously=20
prepared and compellingly envisioned performances.

Each member of the quartet is a distinguished artist in his or her own=20
right, and each possesses a vast array of performance experience, not only=20
individually and with large ensembles, but also with other chamber groups.=20
Fulkerson, the quartet's first violinist, was the founding violinist of the =

Audubon Quartet. Lee performed as a member of the Trio Con Voce and the=20
Kumho String Quartet. Slowik has performed with the Mirecourt Trio and the=20
Vermeer Quartet. Adkins, a former member of the Flux Quartet, continues to=20
perform with the Zephyr and the Oberlin trios.

The Oberlin String Quartet is a new incarnation of the award-winning 1950s=20
ensemble of the same name. The first Oberlin String Quartet also consisted=20
of Conservatory faculty members and was formed at Oberlin in 1955 by=20
violinist Andor Toth and violist William Berman. Violinist John Dalley and=20
cellist Peter Howard joined in 1958.

In the late summer of that year, the Quartet performed a series of=20
engagements in Germany and Belgium and collected enthusiastic reviews from=20
the critics. In Liege, the ensemble was awarded fourth prize in the=20
Concours International de Quatuor, sponsored by H.M. Queen Elisabeth (a=20
first prize was not awarded). A press account from the Brussels newspaper=20
Le Soir reported that "the 500 listeners who attended the finals in the=20
hall of the Ste. Libre d'Emulation completely disagreed with the jury in=20
thunderously applauding the Oberlin String Quartet, whose presentation had=20
been particularly impressive in the Quartet by Debussy." The ensemble=20
disbanded in 1959.

The Oberlin String Quartet -- then and now -- exemplifies the excellence=20
engendered by a dedication to chamber music that has been at the core of=20
the musical life of Oberlin throughout its history. Renowned=20
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber,=20
Oberlin is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United=20
States.

Following their Finney Chapel debut and Ashland University performance, the =

Quartet is scheduled for two engagements in Seattle, Washington, at the=20
University Unitarian Church and at Town Hall's Great Hall. These are=20
followed by performances at San Francisco's Florence Gould Theater (located =

in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor) and at Scripps College's=20
Garrison Theater in Claremont, California. The Quartet will be back in Ohio =

for a concert at Cleveland's Reinberger Hall February 2, 2005. In addition=20
to the Beethoven String Quartet, the program for the ensemble's west coast=20
tour and for Reinberger Hall includes Mozart's String Quartet in B-flat, K. =

589. The Oberlin and Ashland concerts are free. Ticket information for the=20
Reinberger concert is available by calling the Severance Hall Box Office at =

216-231-7005.

To book the Oberlin String Quartet, please call Nita Karpf at
440-775-8926. Additional information is available at oberlin.edu.

THE OBERLIN STRING QUARTET
2004-05 RECITALS

Sunday, December 5, 2004, 8 p.m.
Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127
Brahms Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
With pianist Angela Cheng	
Finney Chapel	
Oberlin College			
Oberlin, OH
440-775-6933
FREE

Tuesday, December 7, 2004, 7:30 p.m.
Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127
Brahms Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
With pianist Angela Cheng	
Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall		
Ashland University			
Ashland, OH
419-289-5950
FREE

Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
MozartString Quartet in B-flat, K. 589
Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127
University Unitarian Church	
6556 35th Avenue, N.E.
Seattle, WA
206-525-8400
FREE

Thursday, January 27, 2005, 8 p.m.
Mozart String Quartet in B-flat, K. 589
Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127
Great Hall	
Town Hall
1119 Eighth Avenue				
Seattle, WA
206-652-4255
FREE

Friday, January 28, 2005, 8 p.m.
Mozart String Quartet in B-flat, K. 589
Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127
Florence Gould Theater					
California Palace of the Legion of Honor	
100 34th Avenue		
San Francisco, CA
415-863-3330
FREE

Saturday, January 29, 2005, 8 p.m.	
Mozart String Quartet in B-flat, K. 589
Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127
Garrison Theater
Performing Arts Center	
Scripps College	
1030 Columbia Avenue		
Claremont, CA
FREE
909-621-8000

Wednesday, February 2, 2005, 8 p.m.
Mozart String Quartet in B-flat, K. 589
Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127
Reinberger Hall	
Severance Hall			
Cleveland, OH
TICKETED EVENT:
$10 general public
Free for those with OCID
216-231-7005
With the generous support of The Riverside Company, this concert will be=20
broadcast live on 104.9 FM WCLV

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Media Contact Only:	Marci Janas: 440-775-8328//marci.janas at obelrin.edu=20
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<underline>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</underline>	<underline>MEDIA =
CONTACT:</underline> Marci Janas

November 15, =
2004		<color><param>0000,0000,00ff</param><underline>440-775-8328//marci.jan=
as at oberlin.edu

</underline></color><bigger><bold>NEWLY FORMED OBERLIN STRING QUARTET =
DEBUTS WITH PERFORMANCE IN OBERLIN=92S FINNEY CHAPEL DEC. 5, THEN EMBARKS =
ON TOUR

</bold>OBERLIN, OHIO -- The Oberlin String Quartet, formed at the Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music this year, makes its first public appearance Sunday, =
December 5, 2004, at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel with a free concert featuring =
Beethoven's <italic>String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127</italic> and Brahms' =
<italic>Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, </italic>a program that will be =
reprised at Ashland University=92s Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall on =
Tuesday, December 7. These performances will be followed by a tour that =
culminates in Cleveland=92s Reinberger Hall on February 2, 2005.

Members of the quartet are violinist Gregory Fulkerson, violinist Kyung Sun =
Lee, violist Peter Slowik, and cellist Darrett Adkins, all of whom are =
faculty members at the Conservatory.  Fulkerson and Adkins are also =
Conservatory graduates. Joining the ensemble for the Brahms Quintet is =
pianist Angela Cheng, associate professor of piano at the Conservatory.=20

The mission of the Oberlin String Quartet is at once simple and ambitious: =
to perform the great masterworks of the quartet literature in meticulously =
prepared and compellingly envisioned performances.

Each member of the quartet is a distinguished artist in his or her own =
right, and each possesses a vast array of performance experience, not only =
individually and with large ensembles, but also with other chamber groups. =
Fulkerson, the quartet's first violinist, was the founding violinist of the =
Audubon Quartet. Lee performed as a member of the Trio Con Voce and the =
Kumho String Quartet. Slowik has performed with the Mirecourt Trio and the =
Vermeer Quartet. Adkins, a former member of the Flux Quartet, continues to =
perform with the Zephyr and the Oberlin trios.=20

The Oberlin String Quartet is a new incarnation of the award-winning 1950s =
ensemble of the same name. The first Oberlin String Quartet also consisted =
of Conservatory faculty members and was formed at Oberlin in 1955 by =
violinist Andor Toth and violist William Berman. Violinist John =
Dalley<italic> </italic>and cellist Peter Howard joined in 1958.=20

In the late summer of that year, the Quartet performed a series of =
engagements in Germany and Belgium and collected enthusiastic reviews from =
the critics. In Liege, the ensemble was awarded fourth prize in the =
Concours International de Quatuor, sponsored by H.M. Queen Elisabeth (a =
first prize was not awarded). A press account from the Brussels newspaper =
<italic>Le Soir</italic> reported that "the 500 listeners who attended the =
finals in the hall of the Ste. Libre d'Emulation completely disagreed with =
the jury in thunderously applauding the Oberlin String Quartet, whose =
presentation had been particularly impressive in the Quartet by Debussy." =
The ensemble disbanded in 1959.=20

The Oberlin String Quartet -- then and now -- exemplifies the excellence =
engendered by a dedication to chamber music that has been at the core of =
the musical life of Oberlin throughout its history. Renowned =
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber, =
Oberlin is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United =
States.

Following their Finney Chapel debut and Ashland University performance, the =
Quartet is scheduled for two engagements in Seattle, Washington, at the =
University Unitarian Church and at Town Hall's Great Hall. These are =
followed by performances at San Francisco's Florence Gould Theater (located =
in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor) and at Scripps College's =
Garrison Theater in Claremont, California. The Quartet will be back in Ohio =
for a concert at Cleveland's Reinberger Hall February 2, 2005. In addition =
to the Beethoven String Quartet, the program for the ensemble's west coast =
tour and for Reinberger Hall includes Mozart's <italic>String Quartet in =
B-flat, K. 589</italic>. The Oberlin and Ashland concerts are free. Ticket =
information for the Reinberger concert is available by calling the =
Severance Hall Box Office at 216-231-7005.

To book the Oberlin String Quartet, please call Nita Karpf at=20

440-775-8926. Additional information is available at oberlin.edu.

<bold>THE OBERLIN STRING QUARTET=20

2004-05 RECITALS

Sunday, December 5, 2004, 8 p.m.

Beethoven </bold><italic>String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127

</italic><bold>Brahms </bold><italic>Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

With pianist Angela Cheng</italic><bold>	

Finney Chapel	

</bold>Oberlin College			

Oberlin, OH

440-775-6933

FREE

<bold>Tuesday, December 7, 2004, 7:30 p.m.

Beethoven </bold><italic>String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 127

</italic><bold>Brahms </bold><italic>Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

With pianist Angela Cheng</italic><bold>	

Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall		

</bold>Ashland University			

Ashland, OH

419-289-5950

FREE

<bold>Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 7:30 p.m.

Mozart</bold><italic>String Quartet in B-flat, K. 589