March 3, 2005

Rite of Strings

Carter Brey

The School of Music’s 2005 12-day festival “Rite of Strings: From Bach to Django” (March 29 to April 9) will feature such renowned international guest artists as violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, cellist Carter Brey, bassist Edgar Meyer and Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio, as well as master classes and an 11-hour film festival.

The spring festival kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and duo-guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad. The trio will perform Bach’s Sonata in E Major, Bartok’s “Six Rumanian Folk Dances,” Ginastera’s “Danzas Argentines” and a medley of music by Charlie Chaplin.

Renowned cellist Carter Brey, who is the principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic, will share his expertise with students during a cello master class from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Regenstein Recital Hall. Later that day, Brey will perform a 7:30 p.m. program at Pick-Staiger that includes Villa-Lobos’ “Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1” for cello ensemble.

For the complete schedule of events, go to www.northwestern.edu/pick-staiger/events/subs/0405strings.html or call the Pick-Staiger Concert Office at (847) 491-5441.

To order tickets, call the Pick-Staiger Ticket Office at (847) 467-4000.