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The Parker Quartet

Sunday, May 8, 2011; 3pm

A special concert honoring women and highlighting women composers featuring works by

Cecile Chaminade, Clara Schumann, Mary Finlayson and others "The Saint Michael Trio

has a passion for divulging interesting details to the audience, using sports metaphors,

humor ... whatever else helps people understand." -The Palo Alto Weekly

Established in 2007, the Trio already performs with remarkable rapport and understanding, and

the ensemble members-Russell Hancock, Michel Flexer, and Daniel Cher-showcase the same

virtuosity that has marked their solo music careers. Highly praised for vivid interpretation of the

classical literature, the Trio has established a reputation for simultaneously making concerts

interesting and accessible through lively dialogue and commentary, charming audiences by

mixing in pop and jazz material alongside the classics.

In 2008 the Saint Michael Trio members were named Musicians in Residence at Menlo College,

where they teach master classes and provide community musical events. Each is a Silicon

Valley professional as well as a classically trained musician. Pianist Hancock is president and

CEO of Joint Venture-Silicon Valley Network; he has performed with the Redwood Symphony,

Saratoga Symphony, Ohlone Chamber Orchestra, and Oakland Temple Hill Orchestra. Cellist

Flexer is a software engineer, an early employee at Siebel Systems, and a serial entrepreneur.

He performed throughout his youth with the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. While a student at

Harvard, he studied with Bernard Greenhouse at the New England Conservatory. Violinist Cher,

a medical doctor who leads clinical and regulatory affairs for Menlo Park-based Chestnut

Medical Technologies, won the undergraduate music award at Stanford University. He has

performed with Orchestra New England and New Haven Symphony.

THE PARKER QUARTET

Sunday, November 14, 2010; 3pm

Hailed by the New York Times as "something

extraordinary" and by the Boston Globe for its

"fiercely committed performances."

The Parker Quartet began its professional touring

career in 2002, and in 2005 sparked international

acclaim by winning the Concert Artists Guild

Competition as well as the Grand Prix and Mozart Prize

at the 2005 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in France. Most recently, the

Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2009-2011 Cleveland Quartet Award. Given biennially by

Chamber Music America, this award honors and promotes a rising young string quartet whose

artistry demonstrates that it is in the process of establishing a major career.

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Cypress String Quartet

The Parker Quartet has been profiled in Time Out NY , The Boston Globe, Chamber Music

Magazine, and on MusicalAmerica.com for their pioneering performances for audiences in

non-traditional venues. The Quartet spends a great deal of time each year working with young

musicians through educational residency activities. In addition to its ongoing work through the

SPCO's CONNECT program, the group has served as the Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-

in-Residence at the Caramoor Center and the ensemble-in-residence at the Yellow Barn Music

School and Festival.

The Parker Quartet's members-Daniel Chong (violin), Karen Kim (violin), Jessica Bodner (viola),

Kee-Hyun Kim (cello)-hold graduate degrees in performance and chamber music from the New

England Conservatory of Music and were part of the NEC's prestigious Professional String

Quartet Training Program.

CYPRESS STRING QUARTET

· Debussy & "Impressions" by Jennifer Higdon

Sunday, January 16, 2011; 3pm

· Mozart (K465) & Beethoven (Grosse Fugue)

Sunday, April 3, 2011; 3pm

"The performers, like the music, were on fire." -

San Jose Mercury News

Widely celebrated for the power of its performances and its passionate dedication to the genre,the Cypress String Quartet combines techn ical precision with imaginative programming to create

unforgettable concert experiences. Cecily Ward, Tom Stone, Ethan Filner, and Jennifer Kloetzel

have shown an unfailing dedication to exploring the masterworks of the time-honored, classic

chamber music repertoire with its unique and refreshingly open sound.

While its members are individually acclaimed musicians in their own right with training from

prestigious institutions including The Juilliard School, Interlochen Arts Academy, Cleveland

Institute of Music, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and Royal College of Music, the Quartet

has honed its ensemble skills with more than 13 years experience performing around the world.

On top of a busy schedule of more than 90 concerts each year at venues across America andinternationally, the Cypress String Quartet is a vibrant member of the San Francisco arts

community and is dedicated to reflecting and enriching the city's cultural landscape.

The Cypress String Quartet represents the voice of the new generation of American culture. As

comfortable playing Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven in recital halls as it is being the foundation

of multi-media collaborations, the Quartet brings passion, inspiration and enjoyment to every


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Afiara String Quartet

Enso String Quartet

audience. The group takes its name from the set of twelve love songs for string quartet, "The

Cypresses," by Antonin Dvorak.

AFIARA STRING QUARTET

Sunday, February 27, 2011; 3pm

"...a terrifically unified, versatile, and moving

ensemble." - San Francisco Classical Voice

The all-Canadian Afiara String Quartet (Valerie Li and

Yuri Cho, violins; David Samuel, viola; and Adrian

Fung, cello), one of the rising stars on the chamber

music circuit, won the prestigious 2010 Young

Canadian Musicians Award. They are recipients of Lisa

Amhold Fellowships, and they assist the Juilliard String Quartet with ensemble and chamber

music instruction. Complimented for its "energy, style and pizazz" by David Harrington of the

Kronos Quartet, the Afiara appeared at Carnegie Hall on the Kronos: Signature Works series

and Chamber Music America's National Conference tribute to the Kronos. The ensemble has

been heard on Bavarian Radio, CBC Radio 2, TROS in the Netherlands, San Francisco's

KALW, and New York's WQXR. They have been featured in the Road to Banff documentary.

Formed in 2006, the Afiara String Quartet takes its name from the Spanish fiar, meaning "to

trust," a basic element vital to the depth and joy of its music-making. The ensemble is

committed to education and connecting with diverse audiences. The Quartet has served as

faculty at Chamber Music of the Rockies, Indiana University Summer String Academy, and

Canada's Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute and has also benefited from several visits

to the Banff Centre's Fall/Winter Residencies and the Summer Chamber Music Programme.

Bringing urban elements into its outreach activities, the ensemble bridges the gap between

Haydn and hip-hop.

ENSO STRING QUARTET

Sunday, April 10, 2011; 3pm

"...edge-of-the-seat vitality few groups maintain

throughout a performance" - Houston Chronicle

With a 2009 Grammy nomination for "Best Chamber

Music Performance," the Enso String Quartet has

quickly become one of the country's most

accomplished young ensembles. Shortly after the


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About Montalvo Arts Center

Montalvo Arts Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to forging meaningful connections

between art, artists and the communities it serves through creation, presentation and education

in extraordinary ways and settings. Located in Silicon Valley's Saratoga hills, Montalvo Arts

Center occupies a Mediterranean-style villa on 175 stunning acres, including an international

artist residency program. The historic villa and grounds were left to the people of California by

Senator James Phelan for the encouragement of art, music, literature and architecture. In

January 2005, the organization changed its name from "Montalvo" to "Montalvo Arts Center" to

commemorate its 75th year as an arts center and to better communicate its mission to

expanding local, national and international audiences. For more information about Montalvo

Arts Center, call (408) 961-5800 or visit http://www.montalvoarts.org/ .

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