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Nature in Decay


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ASTRAEUS Chamber Collective full profile / String Quartet / 4 musicians


Full program notes

  • Caroline Shaw: 'Plan and Elevation'
  • The Ellipse
  • The Orangery

  • The Beech Tree

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams: 'The Lark Ascending' (arr. Martin Gerigk)

  • Bryce Dessner: 'Alarms'

  • Traditional: 'Unst Boat Song' (arr. Danish String Quartet)


Historical context

The Collective will present four string quartets, one for each element of nature.

EARTH: Plan and Elevation, which is based on the grounds of the Dumbarton Oaks where it was composed.

AIR: The Lark Ascending, which depicts a lark twirling and diving through the air as it descends.

FIRE: Alarms, which is based upon the sound of an alarm signaling a wildfire.

WATER: Unst Boat Song, based upon an old song sung on the sea to usher in a safe voyage home.


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