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| Marc Destrubé playing Bach's - Chaconne, Partita No. 2 BWV 1004 - November 25, 2023 |
I first met violinist Marc Destrubé around 1990 when he was the artistic director of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra.
I am going to dare to put him into the same category of Joey Shithhead’s D.0.A. (they started in 1978) and all the incarnations of Art Bergmann (he started in 1978).
Why? Because these 3 men never rest on their laurels and they have the talent to always surprise you with something new.
While Destrubé may have more than two violins, he does have a very good baroque violin (with gut strings and no chin rest) and a very good modern violin (with a chin rest and metal strings). As the leader of the Smithsonian Axelrod Quartet based in Washington DC he and his musical partners play on a beautifully decorated Stradivarius quartet of instruments.
In Vancouver he has at least two musical groups. One is the Microcosmos Quartet and the other one named after Robert Louis Stevenson’s donkey La Modestine.
And if that were not enough he used to be with the Orchestra of the
18th Century in Holland and is one of the founding members of the now 20
year-old Vancouver Turning Point Ensemble that is celebrating its anniversary
on the 18th this month. He left the orchestra in Holland when
With all that (and probably more) Destrubé has the capacity to surprise. I can now boast that because of his Microcosmos Quartet I heard all of Bártok’s and Britten quartets twice. So what’s new?
In his inimitable words there is this:
Dear Microcosmos friends,
We are busy rehearsing for another round of intimate concerts in small spaces, which will include American composer Ned Rorem’s Fourth Quartet (1994), made up of ten short movements, each one inspired by a Picasso painting, and Béla Bártok’s First Quartet (1909), reflecting his unrequited love for the violinist Steffi Geyer.
Wine will be served, we will introduce the music.
Thursday May 23, 7:30pm - House concert - Sharman King residence, Marpole
Friday May 24, 7:30pm - House concert, Broadway/Granville
Friday May 31, 7:30 - House concert - Alan Storey residence, Point Grey
Saturday June 1, 7:00pm - Clubhouse concert, West Vancouver Marina, Eagle Harbour
To reserve seats please reply to this mail with the number of seats required and date/location. We will confirm by return email with location details.
Remaining number of seats for each concert will be posted regularly at http://www.microcosmosquartet.com/upcoming.html
Seats are $40 (or whatever you feel you can afford), payable at the door by cash/cheque, or by e-transfer to [email protected]
We hope to see you at the concerts!
Marc, for Microcosmos Quartet
www.microcosmosquartet.com
