Live at The Sheldon: Folk Fest
Item details
Date
Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 7:30PM
Location
The Sheldon
Name
Live at The Sheldon - Folk Fest
Description
📍 This concert takes place at The Sheldon
Andrea Jarrett, curator and violin
Jennifer Humphreys, curator and cello
Nathan Lowry, violin
Andrew François, viola
David DeRiso, double bass
Zoltán Kodály Allegro serioso, non troppo from Duo for Violin and Cello
Yoell Tewolde Oblivious & Ride (World Premiere)
Traditional / arr. Danish String Quartet Selections from Wood Works Suite
Ye Honest Bridal Couple (Faroe Islands)/The Sønderho Bridal Trilogy – Part I (Fanø, Denmark)
Ack Värmeland, du Sköna (Värmland, Sweden)
Old Reinlender from Sønndala (Sønndala, Norway)
Ribers No. 8 (Sterreands Rand”) (Svendbord, Denmark)
Mark O'Connor Old Country Fairytale
Jessie Montgomery Voodoo Dolls
Sergei Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2
Experience a folk-inspired chamber concert for strings, curated by SLSO musicians Andrea Jarrett and Jennifer Humphreys. Feel the excitement of a country fiddling contest in Mark O’Connor’s Appalachia-influenced work, lean in for Jessie Montgomery’s reimagining of West African drumming traditions, and picture yourself atop the peaks of the Russian mountains in a profound string quartet by Sergei Prokofiev.
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