—simply because they teach here.
NEC students, selected in an annual "Guest Artist Awards" audition, join the Borromeo String Quartet, an NEC ensemble-in-residence. For the purpose of these collaborations, violinists Nicholas Kitchen and Kristopher Tong, violist Mai Motobuchi, and cellist Yeesun Kim step in and out of the ensemble as needed. The winners of the 2011 Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Awards who are appearing tonight are:
Yoo Jin Jang, violin
Hanna Lee, viola
Caleb van der Swaagh, cello
Tony Flynt, bass
Gunther Schuller: String Quartet No. 2 (1965)
The Borromeo Quartet
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (Transfigured Night) for string sextet (1874–1951)
Nicholas Kitchen, Yoo Jin Jang, violin; Mai Motobuchi, Hanna Lee, viola; Yeesun Kim, Caleb van der Swaagh, cello
Dvorak: String Quintet in G major, Op. 77
Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Kristopher Tong, violin; Mai Motobuchi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello; Tony Flynt, bass
Date: February 23, 2011 - 8:00:PM
Price: Free
Location: NEC’s Jordan Hall
