The Del Sol String Quartet presents a concert featuring pieces from their upcoming "Music of the Americas-Snapshots" CD.

PROGRAM
Piazzolla/Cohen: "Libertango",
Lou Harrison: "String Quartet Set", Song of Palestine,
Ronald Bruce Smith: "Quartet #2", Corrente, Caprice,
Earle Brown: "String Quartet",
Ruth Crawford Seeger: "Quartet 1931", Andante,
Keeril Makan: "Tear"
-- Intermission --
John Harbison: "Quartet #2", Fantasia,
Del Sol: "Conversations": Argument, Resolution, Joke,
Gabriela Ortiz: "Quartet #1",
Alberto Ginastera: "Quartet #2", Theme and Variations,
Silvestre Revueltas: "Musica de Feria"

Del Sol String Quartet: Kathryn Stenberg, violin; Aenea Mizushima Keyes, violin; Charlton Lee, viola; Randolph Fromme, cello.

Founded in 1992, the Del Sol String Quartet began performing while in
residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts, followed by a residency at San
Francisco State University, where they worked as assistants to the Alexander
String Quartet. Other residencies have included the Steamboat Springs and
Bravo festivals in Colorado and the Mendocino Music Festival in California.
International touring include concerts in France and Switzerland plans
include a tour of Asia within the next two seasons. 2001 marked the release
of Short Cuts, the Del Sol's first CD, featuring the world premiere of
Keeril Makan's piece "Cut". In 2002, the quartet will release another CD,
featuring 10 composers from the Americas, including new works by Ronald Bruce Smith, Keeril Makan, and others. The Del Sol String Quartet is an affiliate of San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, a non-profit
organization promoting chamber music.