Harrington String Quartet to Close Season with Beethoven, Schubert, More

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu

CANYON, Texas — Three works by giants of the classical music world will be performed at the Harrington String Quartet’s final concert of the season.

The quartet will perform at 3 p.m. April 27 in Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall on the Canyon campus of West Texas A&M University.

Tickets are $20. Call 806-651-2780.

Violist Christopher Lowry, the former principal violist of the Amarillo Symphony, will join the quartet for the concert.

HSQ will perform Franz Schubert’s “Quartettsatz”; Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11, Opus 95; and Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8.

The latter, which HSQ violinist Rossitza Jekova-Goza calls “dark and autobiographical,” will be performed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.

The quartet also includes Emmanuel Lopez, cello; and Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin. A search is still underway for a new, permanent violist.

Quartet members are lecturers in WT’s School of Music , as well; Lopez also is a Periman Distinguished Artist.

HSQ was established by a generous gift from the late Sybil B. Harrington to benefit the Panhandle community. From its founding in 1981, the quartet has brought stellar credentials and a refined sense of ensemble and musical integrity to performances across the nation and internationally.

HSQ’s collaborative recording with the Phoenix Chorale, “Northern Lights,” was distinguished as iTunes’s Best Classical Vocal Album of 2012. In 2005, the quartet also released a Grammy-nominated album of works by American composer Daniel McCarthy on the Albany Records label.

Fostering an appreciation of the arts is a key mission of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign’s new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised more than $160 million.

About West Texas A&M University

WT, a Regional Research University, is redefining excellence in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus, as well as the Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center in downtown Amarillo. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of more than 9,000 and offers 66 undergraduate degree programs, including eight associate degrees; and 44 graduate degrees, including an integrated bachelor’s and master’s degree, a specialist degree and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.

Photo: The Harrington String Quartet will close its season with a 3 p.m. April 27 performance. Members are, from left, Rossitza Jekova-Goza, Emmanuel Lopez and Evgeny Zvonnikov. A search is ongoing for a new viola player.

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