Join us for Mozart and Beethoven at the next Vashon Chamber Music concert, March 20th, 7:30pm at the Havurah Building. Arthur Girsky, Natasha Bazhanov, Karin Choo on violin, Joseph Gottesman, Allison Kanter on viola and Douglas Davis on cello will play Mozart Quartet K.428 in Eb and Beethoven Quintet “Storm” in C major. Tickets at the Vashon Bookshop, http://www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door.

The VBQP continues on February 21st with op. 18 nos. 3 and 4, plus Schubert Quartettsatz. Tickets available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com, Vashon Bookshop, or at the door. Vashon Havurah Building, 15401 Westside Hwy, 7:30pm.

On January 29th the Girsky Quartet will take their Vashon Beethoven show across the water to West Seattle’s beloved Kenyon Hall. On the program are Op. 18 nos. 1 and 2 plus Schubert Quartettsatz, along with Lou Magor’s fantastic Wurlitzer organ and $1 root beer floats! Ticket and reservation details at http://www.kenyonhall.org.

Join the Girsky Quartet as we continue our exploration of the Beethoven masterpieces, this Sunday Jan 10 at 7:30pm at the Vashon Havurah Building , 15401 Westside Hwy. We will be playing op.18 no.2 of Beethoven and the delightful Haydn quartet op.76 no.3 “Emperor”. You can pay at the door or purchase tickets at the Vashon Book Shop or http://www.brownpapertickets.com. $20 general, $15 senior/students, 18 and under free. You can also still buy the series (5 concerts for the price of 4) at the door on Sunday.

Join Trio Pardalote for some year-end musicmaking at three upcoming events.

1. Trio Pardalote and friends at Kenyon Hall, December 20, 7:30pm. With Dan Williams and Douglas Davis. Mozart, Krasa and Dohnanyi. http://www.kenyonhall.org
2. Groupmuse on First Hill, December 16, 7pm. Details at http://www.groupmuse.com
3. First Sunday series on Bainbridge Island, Jan 3, 4pm. http://www.firstsundayconcerts.org

The VBQP 1st edition brochure had incorrect dates. Please note that all concerts are Sunday nights at 7:30pm and the correct dates are as follows: January 10, February 21, March 20, April 17, May 22.

Here is the revised brochure:

Brochure revised

Season tickets are now available for the VBQP winter/spring series.

You can download the brochure here. Get 5 tickets for the price of 4! Just click on the link below.

Brochure revised

The Vashon Beethoven Quartet Project continues on November 8th. Taking a detour from our journey along the opus 18 early  quartet highway, this concert is a special preview of the Girsky Quartet’s upcoming tour of the Los Angeles area. They have been asked to play two different programs in Los Angeles, the first of which will be performed at the Havurah on November 8th. It begins with the beautiful A minor quartet of Mendelssohn, followed by the intriguing 1st quartet of Erwin Schulhoff and then culminates with the commanding Rasumovsky quartet no. 3 of Beethoven. It will be a fantastic evening of music and discussion. You can now purchase tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com, or admission at the door is $20 general, $15 seniors/students and 18 and under free.

And here is a link to some video from our last performance on October 11.

Announcing the VASHON BEETHOVEN QUARTET PROJECT!!!!

The Girsky String Quartet  will present all the Beethoven string quartets in order (along with some gems by Mozart and Haydn) beginning this fall.
Here are the dates:

October 11, November 8, January 10, February 21, March 20, April 17 and May 22.

All concerts will be held at the beautiful 100 year old Vashon Havurah Building, 15401 Westside Highway. All events begin at 7:30pm

Tickets are $20 at the door with multiple discounts (seniors, kids, etc.)

Please come and join us in celebrating the masterworks of the great composer.

circa 1800: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827), German composer, generally considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

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Please plan to join us this weekend at the Vashon United Methodist Church for Club Shostakovich – Mozart’s glorious quartet for oboe and strings (Dan Williams on oboe), the Girsky Quartet playing Beethoven’s 3rd Rasumovsky quartet and then Shostakovich 14th quartet led by the inimitable Misha Shmidt. Rowena will read poetry by Pablo Neruda. 7:30pm, tickets at VAA website (www.vashonalliedarts.org) or by phone 206 463-5131.