The Aperitif
Looking for a little something to whet your musical appetite before the concert? Then enjoy a pre-concert Aperitif with us! Network for New Music invites student musicians to play before selected performances. Check here to see who’s playing in the Aperitif, and come early to the concert — you’ll hear young musicians bringing their energy and love of music right to your seat!
On Sunday, February 13, 2011, young musicians from the Philadelphia Sinfonia, directed by Gary White, played Fantasia, the first movement of Shih-Hui Chen’s string quartet Mei-Hua, for the Aperitif They also performed this work at a master class with the composer at St. Stephen’s Church in Philadelphia. Take a look at the video and listen to these exceptional young musicians talk about the excitement of learning to play a work by a living composer: