About the Event

The series of six concerts will feature all seven of Felix Mendelssohn’s completed quartets and four of his shorter works, the String Quartet in E-flat by Fanny Mendelssohn, as well as pieces by contemporary artists from BC and around the world.

Concert 1: Friday September 16, 2022, 5.00pm

Theme and Variations, Op. 81
John Tavener- “The Hidden Treasure”
String Quartet Op.13 in A minor

Concert 2: Friday October 14, 2022, 5.00pm

Fugue Op. 81
Linda Catlin Smith-“Gondola”
String Quartet Op.44 no. 1 in D Major

Concert 3: Friday November 18, 2022, 5.00pm
Capriccio Op. 81

PROGRAM CHANGE
Osvaldo Golijov-“Tenebrae”
String Quartet Op. 12 in E flat Major

Concert 4: Friday January 27, 2023, 5.00pm

String Quartet in E flat major (1823)
String Quartet Op. 44 no. 2 in E Minor

Concert 5: Friday March 17, 2023, 5.00pm
Scherzo Op 81
PROGRAM CHANGE
Tobin Stokes: selections from “Stories from Klee Wyck”
String Quartet Op.44 no. 3 in E flat Major

Concert 6: Friday May 19, 2023, 5.00pm
with guest soloist, flautist Mark Takeshi McGregor.
Fanny Mendelssohn-String Quartet in E flat major
Jennifer Butler-“The End of the World (Or Else the Beginning)”
with Mark Takeshi McGregor
Mendelssohn-String Quartet Op. 80 in F Minor

Christ Church Cathedral.
Tickets: Available at the door and on Eventbrite:
Link to Tickets.
service charge may apply
or through the Christ Church Cathedral website: https://www.christchurchcathedral.bc.ca