Hamilton, NY — – The Faculty Features at Midday concert series at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University will conclude for the year on Thursday, April 19 with a performance of Mozart’s distinctive Quintet in A Major, K. 581 for Clarinet and Strings. Barbara Rabin will perform on clarinet. The string players will be Vladimir Pritsker and Petia Manolova, violin; Anne Hegel, viola; and George Macero, cello. The recital, at noon in º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Memorial Chapel, is free and open to the public. A light lunch will be available. For more information about other April concerts, call the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Concertline at 315-228-7642.
With the Quintet in A Major, completed and first performed in 1789, Mozart invented a new form. He had been experimenting with chamber music pieces for five instruments since 1787 and had written six string quintets. Mozart’s genius in creating this masterpiece was to juxtapose, for the first time, the soft, dark, and highly expressive voice of the clarinet against the homogeneous sound of the string quartet.
Founded in 1819, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University is a nationally ranked, highly selective, residential, liberal arts college. Situated on a rolling 515-acre campus in central New York State, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University attracts motivated students with diverse backgrounds, interests and talents.