JEAN JEFFRIES, HORN, JOINED BY THE WISTARIA QUARTET RE-OPENS BUCKLEY TO THE PUBLIC WITH PREMIERES BY SAWYER AND HUDSON FEB. 18

Jean Jeffries, horn, is joined by the Wistaria Quartet in a program of music for horn and strings, including two world premieres, in Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center, on the Amherst College campus.
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FREE. General seating. Visitors will be required to show proof of either full vaccination and booster or a negative test result taken within 72 hours preceding the event.
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The centerpiece of the program is the premiere of Quintet for Horn and Strings (2020) by Amherst College professor Eric Sawyer, winner of The American Prize for best opera in ­­­1998. The program also includes the premiere of Quintet for Horn and Strings (2021) by composer Geoffrey Hudson, Lyric for Strings by George Walker and the Mozart Horn Quintet.
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The Wistaria Quartet comprises Sarah Briggs and Kaila Graef, violins; Gregory Diehl, viola; and Wayne Smith, cello.
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For audience permissions, see the most recent COVID protocols: https://www.amherst.edu/mm/654269
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Off-campus audiences are invited to view the livestream: https://www.amherst.edu/mm/631556
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For more information about Amherst College Music Department offerings please see: https://www.amherst.edu/music