Grammy-winning Parker Quartet debuts on Kaua‘i with Adams, Ravel, Schubert

The Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet, artists in residence at Harvard University, will make its Kaua‘i debut Sunday at the Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center in Lihue. The concert is presented by the Kauai Concert Association under the event title “Kauai Concert Association presents THE PARKER QUARTET.”

The program is scheduled for Sun February 22, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm HST, a two-hour block listed on the event page. Tickets are priced from $16.53 to $42.28; for ticket information and reservations contact organizer Gregory von Hausch at 808.245.8352 or greg3512@hawaii.edu, or call the Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center at (808)245-8352. The venue is located at 3-1901 Kaumuali‘i Highway, Lihue, HI 96766.

The announced program juxtaposes contemporary and canonical chamber repertoire and lists three works: Fellow Traveler, by John Adams; String Quartet in F major, by Maurice Ravel; and “Death and the Maiden” String Quartet in D minor, D.810, by Franz Schubert. The event listing frames those pieces as examples of the contemporary-and-canonical mix the quartet will present at the KCC Performing Arts Center.

Event metadata on the listing identifies the ensemble as a “Grammy Award-winning string quartet” and notes the quartet’s institutional role as “Artists in Residence - Harvard University.” The presentation at Kaua‘i Community College brings a nationally recognized chamber ensemble to an island college stage, a pairing the Kauai Concert Association has promoted through the college PAC Events calendar under the tag Special Events.

Practical details on the event page include calendar export options for Google Calendar, iCalendar, Outlook 365 and Outlook Live. The event organizer information repeats on the listing; Gregory von Hausch is shown as the contact with phone 808.245.8352 and email greg3512@hawaii.edu. The venue phone appears as (808)245-8352 on the listing for the Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center.

For Kaua‘i audiences, the Parker Quartet’s visit represents a rare opportunity to hear a Grammy-winning chamber ensemble perform a program that spans living American composition and European quartet staples at a county college venue. For tickets, seating and additional program notes, contact Gregory von Hausch or the Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center at the numbers listed above.