USU Holds Annual String Chamber Music Recital

The Utah State University String Program presents its annual spring concert Monday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Caine Performance Hall.

“This concert is the showcase event of the semester for the string students of USU,” said Brad Ottesen, Caine College of the Arts assistant professor and member of the Fry Street Quartet. “Students directly experience the results of their dedication, ideas and skills in this performance.”

Students in the string program are tutored by the Fry Street Quartet members, USU’s resident string group, and string faculty in the music department.

“With the quartet at the center of the string program here, chamber music occupies a central role in the curriculum and artistic output,” Ottesen said. “The students learn this repertoire under the mentorship of the string faculty, but the rehearsal process is largely independent and gives them the opportunity to develop their own skills and artistry.”

The program includes masterworks by Beethoven, Dvorak, Mendelssohn and more.

“We’re especially pleased to present this concert for the passionate and knowledgeable audience here in Cache Valley,” said Ottesen.

Tickets for the String Chamber Music recital are $10 general admission, $8 seniors and youth, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with valid ID. For more information and tickets, visit the CCA Box Office in room L101 of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s Logan campus, call 435-797-8022 or see the Caine College’s Production Services website.

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Writer and contact: Whitney Schulte, 435-797-9203, whitney.schulte@usu.edu