String Quartet

YOUTUBE PERFORMANCE

Friday, April 2, 2021 @ 7pm

Sponsored by Robert Jordan and Dianne Moore of

TWIN CITIES HOME CONCERT SERIES

"The Seven Last Words of Christ" by Joseph Haydn is a unique and contemplative work, comprised of seven sonata movements which correspond with a Last Word from the Four Gospels of the New Testament.

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Originally commissioned for orchestra in 1787, for a Good Friday service in Cadiz, Spain, Haydn adapted it that same year for string quartet at the request of his publisher, Artaria.

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While the rest of the work is quietly meditative and consoling, the final moments close the seventy-minute work with a dramatic "Earthquake" at the moment of Christ's death on the cross.

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Photographs depicting current events,  related to the Seven Words, will be shown before each of the sonatas.

Suggested donation $20

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100% of all donations to this special event will be sent directly to Stop AAPI Hate: a national coalition documenting and sharing resources about anti-Asian discrimination.