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Sweet Sounds of Strings to Fill Goddard For Immediate Release:  The Carmina Quartet will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009. RICHMOND, Ind. — The Carmina Quartet, one of Europe's leading string quartets, brings its seamless harmonization to Earlham College's Goddard Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The music is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. in Carpenter Hall's Goddard Auditorium. The performance is part of the College's Artist and Lecture Series. Tickets are available at Runyan Center Desk and cost $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. Wendy Champney, who plays viola and studied at Indiana University and at the International Menuhin Music Academy in Gstaad, says she loves experiencing the culmination of work and preparation that occurs during performances. "Time slows down in a way," she says. "We throw ourselves into this extraordinary time of communion and communication with the audience. I feel at one with my instrument and very connected with my quartet." Based in Zürich, Switzerland, the quartet has performed extensively, appearing in major music venues in Amsterdam, London, Washington D.C. and New York. "This won't be like a concert in a large city, in a series that caters to chamber-music aficionados," she says. "We may be playing more to make new converts than to play to an audience that knows every note. Many of our audiences are made up largely of senior citizens. It is very important for us to cultivate a younger audience." Other members of the quartet include violinist Matthias Enderle, who received a soloists diploma before continuing his studies at Indiana University and at the International Menuhin Music Academy; violinist Susanne Frank, who received a soloists diploma at Winterthur and won a first prize at the National Swiss Competition for Young Musicians; and cellist Stephan Goerner, who also studied at Winterthur, at the Juilliard School in New York and in Paris. Goerner is the artistic director and founder of the Kyburgiade and other music festivals. As an added bonus, guest performer Chiara Enderle, the first prizewinner at the National Swiss Competition for Young Musicians in 2004, 2006 and 2008, will join the quartet for the famous C-major Schubert quintet to end the program. "Trust me, this is the most beautiful piece of music ever written," Champney says. — EC — Contact:
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