January 26, 2006

ProArte String Quartet at UW-WC
on Friday, Feb. 10

Residents invited to attend Music Appreciation classes
prior to concert

The talented and renowned, Pro Arte String Quartet will perform classical and contemporary music in UW-Washington County’s theatre on Friday, February 10.  The performance begins at 7:30pm and incorporates a variety
of styles.

Prior to the concert, community residents are invited to attend Professor Peter Gibeau’s Music Literature & Appreciation classes on February 6 and 8. Dr. Gibeau will play and discuss the music that the Pro Arte Quartet will perform at the concert. The classroom discussion takes place from 11am to 11:50am in Room FA229 at the campus. No reservation is necessary to attend the classes and there is no charge.

ProArte’s members include David Perry and Suzanne Beia, violin; Parry Karp, cello; and Sally Chisholm, viola. In residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, their duties range from formal concerts and radio broadcasts to a variety of educational activities. The quartet tours both nationally and internationally, often presenting premieres of new works, many of which are written for the ensemble. The quartet was the first ensemble-in-residence at a major American university and upholds a nearly 90-year tradition as one of the world’s most distinguished string quartets.

Tickets for the Friday performance are $8 adults, $6 seniors and youth under 18. (Students at UW-WC will be admitted free with student id.) Tickets are available at the door or reservations can be made by calling (262)-335-5208.  The University is located at 400 University Drive in West Bend.