(Pre-concert hearing of Max Neuhaus’ permanent sound work Time Piece Beacon on the lawn at 4:45 PM) Dia:Beacon Riggio Galleries 3 Beekman St. Beacon, NY 12508 845.440.0100 Admission to the concert is free; concert-goers will also receive free admission to the museum prior to the concert Sharon Roffman, violin Annaliesa Place, violin Max Mandel, viola Joel Noyes, cello Dia Art Foundation and ClassNotes, with support from the Dutchess County Arts Council, present An Afternoon of String Quartets in the Gallery, a one hour concert performed at Dia:Beacon by the professional musicians of ClassNotes and inspired by the life and work of Max Neuhaus, a Dia-commissioned artist who died in February of 2009. This concert culminates a one-week residency at South Avenue Elementary School, in which ClassNotes’ artists will work intensively with the entire third grade, exploring concepts introduced in the writings of Max Neuhaus through live music and interactive lessons. Program: Beethoven: Quartet in c minor, Opus. 18 No. 4 First movement – Allegro ma non tanto Vivaldi: “Spring” from the Four Seasons First movement – Allegro John Cage: Variations II Steve Reich: Different Trains First movement – America before the War Original Compositions South Ave Third Graders Dvorak: String Quartet in F Major “American” Fourth movement – Finale

Jasmine Lin and Sharon Roffman, violins Max Mandel, viola Clancy Newman, cello Charles Mays, Jr. bass-baritone Melvin Chen, piano This concert culminates a residency at Gramercy Arts High School from December 8-12, 2008 exploring the relationship between music and poetry. During this week, the teaching artists will lead workshops focused...

Our inaugural benefit was on the evening of February 24, 2006. To celebrate our mission of introducing kids to chamber music, we honored three people who inspired us to love chamber music: David Soyer , former cellist of the Guarneri Quartet and Donald and Vivian...