Some of our favorite evenings here have been spent drenched in strings… no sound system, all acoustic, and breathtakingly beautiful. Both Palaver Strings and Rasa String Quartet have given outstanding performances and we hope to have them back.
The Boston-based Rasa String Quartet is quickly emerging as one of New England’s finest ensembles and consists of Irish-American violinist, Maura Shawn Scanlin, Japanese-American violinist, Kiyoshi Hayashi, Spanish-Vietnamese violist, Claudia Do Minh Ramos, and Korean-American cellist, Eunghee Cho…. Read MORE at RASA’S website.
The Boston-based Rasa String Quartet is quickly emerging as one of New England’s finest ensembles and consists of Irish-American violinist, Maura Shawn Scanlin, Japanese-American violinist, Kiyoshi Hayashi, Spanish-Vietnamese violist, Claudia Do Minh Ramos, and Korean-American cellist, Eunghee Cho…. Read MORE at RASA’S website.
This excerpt is from Rasa Quartet’s 2019 performance here at GFF. We hope to partner with performing artists in the future to release music recorded at GFF. For now hear a clip of that night’s live recording.
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The performers delivered stories and intros to enrich our listening experience. It was accessible for everyone and virtuosic at the same time.
Palaver Strings is a musician-led string ensemble and nonprofit organization based in Portland, ME. Founded in 2014, Palaver has established itself as a forward-thinking ensemble whose mission is rooted in community and creative programming….. Read MORE at PALAVER’S website.
This excerpt is from Palaver’s 2019 performance. We hope to partner with performing artists in the future to release music recorded at GFF. For now hear a clip of that night’s live recording.
Hear a clip!
Hearing live classical music of this quality so close-up is intimate and fierce at the same time. Breathtaking. This is music for everyone.
Ground Floor, Freeport’s warm home setting allows the audience to be very close to the talent. It’s a place for these young innovative talents to de-formalize the experience and play at their best.
