BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Denver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17-6918@music.colostate.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161012T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161012T210000 DTSTAMP:20161007T201052Z URL:https://music.colostate.edu/events/classical-convergence-dali-quartet/ SUMMARY:Classical Convergence\, Dali Quartet DESCRIPTION:With an artist’s grace and a Caribbean soul\, the Dalí Quart et is today’s freshest voice in Classical and Latin-American music. Anch ored in both Venezuela's El Sistema and in American classical conservatory traditions\, this exciting quartet combines the best of both worlds.\n\nT he Dalí Quartet’s captivating performances of traditional string quarte t and Latin-American repertoire create an extraordinary concert experience that takes listeners on an eclectic journey of rhythm and sound. In the s pirit of famed Spanish artist Salvador Dalí\, the Dalí Quartet embraces imagination and excellence as central to its art form.\n\nThe quartet is c omprised of award-winning solo and chamber artists who have appeared at Ca rnegie Hall\, toured widely in Europe and Asia\, collaborated with some of the finest composers of our time\, and recorded for Dorian\, Centaur and Naxos. Based in Philadelphia\, the Dalí Quartet has brought the Latin-Cla ssical connection to television\, festivals\, educational\, and presenting organizations on tour in Canada\, the U.S.\, and South America. Recent an d upcoming engagements include performances for distinguished chamber musi c series and major universities in New York\, Toronto\, Washington D.C.\, Detroit\, Portland (OR)\, Tulsa\, San Jose (CA)\, East Lansing\, Des Moine s and beyond.\n\nThe group's adventurous and entertaining programming incl udes new works for quartet with percussionist Orlando Cotto\, and quintets both Latin and classical with the renowned clarinetist Ricardo Morales\, principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra.\n\nThe Dalí Quartet serves as Quartet in Residence for the Arts &\; Community Network where it hosts the Dali Quartet International Music Festival. The Dalí is also a Resident Ensemble of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia\ , serves as West Chester University's 2015-2016 Brandywine Artist-in-Resid ence\, and IRIS Orchestra Resident Ensemble as well. A part of the Dalí Q uartet’s mission includes the presentation of many Latin-Classical educa tional programs each year – its popular events for students in grades K- 12 are complemented by interactive concerts for the entire family. On tour \, the group gives master-classes and professional development workshops f or students at colleges and universities\, has inaugurated a library serie s for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society\, and has created outreach pr ogramming for all the 4th grade students in Tulsa’s Any Given Child prog ram.\n\nTrained by world-renowned artists\, members of the Dalí Quartet a re products of Venezuela's social and music education movement El Sistema and have studied at esteemed institutions such as the Cleveland Institute of Music\, Yale University\, Indiana University Bloomington and the Simón Bolivar Conservatory in Caracas\, Venezuela.\nThe Dali Quartet is represe nted by Jonathan Wentworth Associates\, Ltd. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/music/wp-conte nt/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/10.12.16-Dali-Quartet-e1464731153514.jpg LOCATION:Organ Recital Hall\, University Center for the Arts\, 1400 Remingo n St.\, Fort Collins\, CO\, 80524\, United States GEO:40.5692704;-105.07477849999998 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1400 Remingon St.\, Fort Co llins\, CO\, 80524\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Organ Recita l Hall\, University Center for the Arts:geo:40.5692704,-105.07477849999998 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR