Where would each of us be without our mothers? Taking its title from Pedro Almodóvar’s 1999 film, this program offers a musical reflection on the many facets of motherhood, with works for string quartet and soprano by Locke, Fanny Hensel, Dvořák, Gershwin & Mahler.

Featuring Ute Gfrerer, soprano; Zenas Hsu, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello

Program:
Matthew Locke - Fantasy from Suite No. 5 in G minor from “Consort of Fower Parts”
Dvořák - Gypsy Songs ~ Songs my Mother Taught Me
Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn - String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 277
Mahler - Kindertotenlieder (arr. for soprano and string quartet by Ivo Bauer)
Gershwin - Lullaby for string quartet