Emergence Quartet

period instrument string quartet

Jamaica Plain, Boston

Emergence Quartet

period instrument string quartet

About

We all know what a string quartet sounds like, right? Or do we? Today, the string quartet is one of the most beloved genres in Western music, but in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the Pierrot ensemble of its day—an innovative sound world with disparate influences, inviting novelty and experimentation.

Our goal as a quartet is to explore both famous and little-known repertoire of the period when the string quartet was coming into its own. Period instruments and bows and a collective wealth of baroque, classical, and modern performance knowledge allow us to share the rediscovery of early string quartet repertoire with our audiences in a way that brings immediacy, flair, and new perspectives to the music.

Emily Dahl and Lisa Goddard, violins
Zoe Kemmerling, viola
Emily Davidson, cello

Music

Henry Purcell: Fantasia in D minor
Alessandro Scarlatti: Sonata à Quattro No. 4 in D minor
Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia in B Minor, RV 169 “Al Santo Sepolcro”
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in D minor, op. 3, no. 4
Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata a violin I, violin II, viola, e violono
Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto Grosso in C minor, op. 1, No. 2
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Sonata a 2 violini, viola, e cembalo
Franz Xaver Richter: Quartetto II in B-flat major; String Quartet in E-flat, op. 5, No. 4
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain: Sonate en quatuor in D minor, op. 12, no. 3
Joseph Starzer: Divertimento in A minor
Joseph Haydn: Quartet in G Major, op.1, no. 4; Quartet in D Major, op. 20, No. 4; Quartet in B-flat Major, op. 33, no. 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
Joseph Eybler: Quartet in C Minor, op. 1, no. 2
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Fugue in G Major from Quartetto op. 20, no. 1

Videos

Audio

Past groupmuses (2)

  • Sublime string night

    Friday, May 27, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: 10 min walk from Imman Square
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • The Berry Salon presents the Emergence Quartet

    Saturday, Apr 9, 2016 3:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: West Somerville
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago