Lafayette String Quartet performs "Fox Hollow" in California, Feb. 21-25

Here is the schedule for the upcoming California tour by the Lafayette String Quartet, featuring Fox Hollow. The program also includes the Schubert Quartet in A minor, No. 13, Op 29, "Rosamunde"; and the Dvorak String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97, with violist Pamela Freund-Striplen.

Follow the links below for details.

• Friday, February 21, 3:00 PM - Open rehearsal, Saint Mary’s College (www.gcplayers.org)
• Friday, February 21, 7:30 PM - Lafayette Library, Community Hall, 3491 Mt. Diablo, Blvd., Lafayette. Includes a pre-concert talk by the composer (www.gcplayers.org)
• Sunday, February 23, 2:00 PM - Danville Village Theatre, 233 Front Street, Danville (www.gcplayers.org)
• Monday, February 24, 3:20 PM - Master class, open to the public. San Domenico School, San Rafael (www.sandomenico.org)
• Tuesday, February 25, 8:00 PM - Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley (www.berkeleychamberperform.org)

Update on 2014-03-02 00:31 by David A. Jaffe

Just finished a whirlwind week with the Lafayette String Quartet. Friday afternoon's open rehearsal was hosted by composer and friend Martin Rokeach, who came with a stack of copies of the score for his students, then joined us for dinner. That night's concert began with a pre-concert lecture, in which I demonstrated the fretless banjo I obtained at Fox Hollow in the early 1970s. The Quartet then gave a top-notch performance of the work. Sunday's performance was equally refined; to a composer, when musicians bring such a sense of dedication and commitment to a work, it is a great gift. Monday's trip to San Domenico School was a highlight of the trip, as the Quartet and I had an opportunity to coach the gifted high school string players in their preparation of a concert of challenging works by women composers. This was followed by an informal performance and discussion of Fox Hollow. A special thanks to Ann Krinitsky and Eugene Chukhlov for hosting this event. Finally, Tuesday's Berkeley performance to a sold-out crowd was a fitting end to the tour. I wish to express my thanks to Gold Coast Chamber Players and Berkeley Chamber Performances.

2013 Orion Visitor Lecture on-line

The complete recording of the lecture is now on-line here.

I discussed the making of Silicon Valley Breakdown, as well as my creative process, my studies with Henry Brant, the early days of computer music at Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and more.

The November 6, 2013 event also included performance of the newly-restored quadraphonic version of Silicon Valley Breakdown.