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SUMMARY:ESCQ Music in a Time of War 
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/escq-music-in-a-time-of-war-stj/
LOCATION:St. John the Divine Church - Victoria :: 1611 Quadra Street Victoria, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>To commemorate the Centenary of the end of WW1, the ECSQ will perform Sir Edward Elgar&rsquo;s masterful String Quartet in E minor, op. 83. It was written in 1917, after Elgar left a war-weary London to reside in a cottage in Sussex. The work was a favourite of Lady Elgar which she described as &ldquo;captured sunshine&rdquo;.<br /><br />The Emily Carr String Quartet will also perform Hungarian composer Bela Bartok&rsquo;s Second String Quartet String Quartet, op.17, written between 1915-17. A work of great intensity composed during a time of strife when Bartok could not leave the Hungarian borders. The work is both reflective and innovative, incorporating folk rhythms and melodies in his unique style.<br /><br />Czech composer Josef Suk&rsquo;s Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn "St. Wenceslas" will also be performed. Written as a reaction to being required to perform the Austrian national anthem before his quartet concerts, this beautiful piece brought dignity to the Czech people.</p>=0D=0A=
<p><a href="http://www.rmts.bc.ca/events/ecsq-music-in-war-2018-st-john">http://www.rmts.bc.ca/events/ecsq-music-in-war-2018-st-john</a></p>=0D=0A=
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