ABAC Presents! The Vega Quartet performance
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From staff reports
TIFTON — The Vega Quartet will perform on Oct. 12 as part of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s ABAC Presents! Performing Arts Series.
The group is the quartet-in-residence at Emory University and is cultivating a new generation of chamber music lovers through dynamic performances and innovative community engagement. The quartet’s major performing projects at Emory have included performing the complete cycle of Beethoven quartets, as well as pairing Bach’s complete works for solo violin, viola and cello with the six Bartók quartets. They also have developed a series of “Jazz Meets Classics” programs, bringing the two genres together.
“They’re a really amazing quartet,” Arts Connection Director Wayne Jones said. “We’re thrilled to have them back. This is their second time performing at ABAC for the ABAC Presents! Series.”
The quartet’s performance will be followed by pianist Jasmine Arakawa on Feb. 20; a play titled “Keep Marching: The Road to the March on Washington” will be featured on March 7; the Akropolis Reed Quartet performs on April 4, and The Jim Gasior Trio will join the ABAC Jazz Ensemble for a performance on April 18.
Anyone interested in purchasing tickets can visit www.artsatabac.com/abac-presents or call the ABAC Ticket Line at (229) 391-4895. Tickets for the ABAC Presents! series are $20 for adults and $10 for youths.
The ABAC Presents! series showcases professional performing artists selected to support ABAC and area students’ study of the arts and to present high-quality arts experiences to the entire community. All ABAC Presents! performances are held in Howard Auditorium on ABAC’s Main Campus beginning at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:15 p.m.
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