DaPonte String Quartet. Clockwise from left: Myles Jordan, Philipp Elssner, Kirsten Monke & Lydia Forbes. Photo credit: Jeffrey Morris, The Pierce Studio

Ellsworth Community Music Institute (ECMI) is thrilled to announce a performance by the  renowned DaPonte String Quartet (DSQ) featuring the exquisite works of Franz Joseph Haydn and Erich Wolfgang Korngold on March 1 at The Barn at Woodlawn. The concert begins at 3:30pm.

The DSQ will grace audiences in various venues throughout the state, bringing their unique artistry and passion for chamber music to both traditional and contemporary settings. The quartet will captivate listeners with Haydn’s elegant quartet, known for its wit and depth, alongside the lush, romantic style of Korngold’s second quartet that beautifully blends melodic richness and effervescence. 

Performances are scheduled in cities including Portland, Brunswick, and Ellsworth, among others, showcasing the quartet's dedication to engaging communities through the power of music. Ellsworth Community Music Institute is proud to be a Featured Partner for the Woodlawn performance at 19 Black House Drive in Ellsworth, Maine.

Tickets are $25 each and available for purchase through the DaPonte String Quartet website. For more information and tickets, visit dapontequartet.org.

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): String Quartet in D Op. 20 # 4 (1772): Written at age forty, the mature composer Franz Joseph Haydn’s six string quartets Op. 20 collectively stand as a critically-important development in the history of music. Op. 20 #4 is written in a style reminiscent of central-European Zigeuner, or Gypsy, folksongs and dances, which Haydn loved and incorporated into many of his chamber works, exactly as Johannes Brahms did a century later. ~Myles Jordan

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957): String Quartet #2 in E-flat Major Op. 26 (1933) “In music history there have been but three superlative child prodigies, each of whom far surpassed seasoned masters in their intuitive grasp of the art. They were: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.” The E-flat Major Op. 26 is the second of Korngold’s three ingenious string quartets. Its general character is as witty and effervescent as might be expected, to the point that it seems to stand as a counterpart to the puckish Viennese theatrical character Hanswurst, a model of sophisticated élan and the inspiration for many Viennese “personalities,” over more than a century. ~Myles Jordan