Jupiter String Quartet Presented by Madeline Island Chamber Music
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Jupiter String Quartet
Presented by Madeline Island Chamber Music
Performing Music by Wynton Marsalis, Antonin Dvořák, and Béla Bartók
Friday, July 7, 2023 at 8pm
Bayfield Presbyterian Church | 306 Washington Ave. | Bayfield, WI
Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 5pm
The Clubhouse on Madeline Island | 480 Old Fort Road | La Pointe, WI
Tickets and information: www.micm.org/performance/calendar-of-events/
Livestream (Free): www.micm.org/performance
“The Jupiter String Quartet, an ensemble of eloquent intensity, has matured into one of the mainstays of the American chamber-music scene.” – The New Yorker
Bayfield & La Pointe, WI – The internationally acclaimed Jupiter String Quartet –– winner of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Banff International String Quartet Competition –– will be presented in concert by Madeline Island Chamber Music, a Program of MacPhail for two performances on Friday July 7 and Saturday July 8, 2023. These performances, held at Bayfield Presbyterian Church (306 Washington Ave.) and The Clubhouse on Madeline Island (480 Old Fort Road) respectively, are presented during Madeline Island Chamber Music’s summer season for 2023.
For each of their concerts, the Jupiter Quartet will perform a program that features excerpts from "At the Octoroon Balls," String Quartet No. 1 by Wynton Marsalis, Antonin Dvořák’s Quartet in A-flat major Op. 105, and Béla Bartók Quartet No. 6.
As longtime, beloved performers of the Madeline Island Chamber Music community, the Jupiter Quartet cherish every opportunity to bring their close-knit and lively style of performance to the similarly well-bonded community of Madeline Island. Of the Jupiter Quartet’s history with and appreciation for Madeline Island Chamber Music’s programs, violist Liz Freivogel says:
“Our quartet always looks forward very much to our time at the Madeline Island Chamber Music festival. We first taught at Madeline Island very early on in our career, and have loved returning many times since then, each time marveling at how wonderfully the program is thriving. It has such an inspiring mix of music-making, career counseling, and general life advice, all in a beautiful setting. We are so excited to be a part of it all again!”
The Jupiter String Quartet is a particularly intimate group, consisting of violinists Nelson Lee and Meg Freivogel, violist Liz Freivogel (Meg’s older sister), and cellist Daniel McDonough (Meg’s husband, Liz’s brother-in-law). Brought together by ties both familial and musical, the Jupiter Quartet is now celebrating its 22nd year together.
More About Jupiter String Quartet: The Jupiter String Quartet is a particularly intimate group, consisting of violinists Nelson Lee and Meg Freivogel, violist Liz Freivogel (Meg’s older sister), and cellist Daniel McDonough (Meg’s husband, Liz’s brother-in-law). Now enjoying their 22nd year together, this tight-knit ensemble is firmly established as an important voice in the world of chamber music. Artists-in-residence at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana since 2012, the Jupiter Quartet maintain private studios and direct the University’s chamber music program.
The Jupiter Quartet has performed in some of the world’s finest halls, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, Boston’s Jordan Hall, Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes, Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center and Library of Congress, Austria’s Esterhazy Palace, and Seoul’s Sejong Chamber Hall. Their major music festival appearances include the Aspen Music Festival and School, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Rockport Music Festival, Music at Menlo, the Seoul Spring Festival, and many others. In addition to their performing career, they have been artists-in-residence at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana since 2012, where they maintain private studios and direct the chamber music program.
Their chamber music honors and awards include the grand prizes in the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition; the Young Concert Artists International auditions in New York City; the Cleveland Quartet Award from Chamber Music America; an Avery Fisher Career Grant; and a grant from the Fromm Foundation. From 2007-2010, they were in residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Two.
The quartet's latest album is a collaboration with the Jasper String Quartet (Marquis Classics, 2021), produced by Grammy-winner Judith Sherman. This collaborative album features the world premiere recording of Dan Visconti’s Eternal Breath, Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat, Op. 20, and Osvaldo Golijov’s Last Round. The quartet’s discography also includes numerous recordings on labels including Azica Records and Deutsche Grammophon.
The quartet chose its name because Jupiter was the most prominent planet in the night sky at the time of its formation and the astrological symbol for Jupiter resembles the number four. For more information, visit www.jupiterquartet.com.
About Madeline Island Chamber Music: Madeline Island Chamber Music is a program of MacPhail Center for Music, devoted to educating and nurturing the next generation of musicians through concentrated study and performance of chamber music on verdant, historic Madeline Island. Established in 1985 as a one-week camp for 20 high school musicians, the program has evolved to its current six-week structure serving over 70 extraordinarily talented high school, college, and graduate school string and woodwind musicians. Each year, a pre-professional quartet is invited as the Emerging Artist Quartet-in-Residence, participating in the Fellowship String Quartet program and later a week-long artist residency hosted by MacPhail Center for Music. This residency features public performances and community engagement programs throughout the Twin Cities. Madeline Island Chamber Music is a nationally recognized model for education in chamber music. https://www.micm.org/
About MacPhail Center for Music: MacPhail Center for Music is the nation’s largest music learning and performance center and one of Minnesota’s top ten arts organizations. Since 1907, MacPhail Center for Music has been providing meaningful opportunities and is committed to transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire. Each year, MacPhail offers programming to 15,000 students of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities at locations in Minneapolis, White Bear Lake, Chanhassen, Apple Valley, Austin, and Madeline Island, WI., as well as 103 community partnerships across the Twin Cities. An industry leader in online music education, MacPhail’s Live Online and Online School Partnerships programs have reached students for the past ten years. MacPhail has a 117-year history of excellence, promoting life-long learning and building long-term relationships between students and teachers. https://www.macphail.org/
For Calendar Editors:
Description (for both concerts): The Jupiter Quartet, described as “an ensemble of eloquent intensity” by The New Yorker, performs as part of the Madeline Island Chamber Music (MICM) –– a nationally recognized model for education in chamber music. MICM is devoted to educating and nurturing the next generation of musicians through concentrated study and performance of chamber music on verdant, historic Madeline Island. On Thursday July 6, Jupiter Quartet will work with students as part of a master class held at The Clubhouse at Madeline Island and in two performances on July 7 and 8, Jupiter Quartet will perform a program that features the music of Wynton Marsalis, Béla Bartók, and Antonín Dvořák.
Short description: The Jupiter Quartet, “an ensemble of eloquent intensity” (The New Yorker), presents a masterclass and performs in two concerts as part of the Madeline Island Chamber Music’s 2023 summer season.
Concert details:
Who: Jupiter String Quartet
Presented by Madeline Island Chamber Music
What: Music by Wynton Marsalis, Dvořák, and Bartók
When: Friday, July 7, 2023 at 8pm
Where: Bayfield Presbyterian Church, 306 Washington Ave., Bayfield, WI
Tickets and information: www.micm.org/performance/calendar-of-events/
Who: Jupiter String Quartet
Presented by Madeline Island Chamber Music
What: Music by Wynton Marsalis, Béla Bartók, and Antonín Dvořák
When: Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 5pm
Where: The Clubhouse on Madeline Island, 480 Old Fort Road, La Pointe, WI
Tickets and information: www.micm.org/performance/calendar-of-events/
Livestream (Free): www.micm.org/performance