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The West End String Quartet came together in the fall of 2005 because of their shared passion for chamber music. Since that time the quartet has been entertaining audiences across New England with an exciting and varied repertoire of chamber music.
Upcoming Concerts
American Musical Traditions 1865-1915: A Cultural Tapestry
Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan University
$24 general public; $15 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff/alumni; $10 non-Wesleyan students, Wesleyan students, youth under 18
A joyful excursion celebrating post-Civil War musical innovations to commemorate our nation’s 250th anniversary. Historian, Visiting Scholar and Co-Director of Seminars at the Wasch Center for Retired Faculty Richard Friswell will feature music by Francis Johnson, George Bristow, William Henry Fry, Harry Burleigh, Scott Joplin, Gussie Davis, W. C. Handy, Teresa Carreño, Charles Ives, and Antonin Dvořák; including performances by the West End String Quartet and the Connecticut Vintage Dance Society, baritone Kenneth Overton, and other assisting artists.
Concert organized and curated by John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce. Generously sponsored by Liberty Bank in support of the Middlesex County Historical Society.
Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan University
$24 general public; $15 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff/alumni; $10 non-Wesleyan students, Wesleyan students, youth under 18
A joyful excursion celebrating post-Civil War musical innovations to commemorate our nation’s 250th anniversary. Historian, Visiting Scholar and Co-Director of Seminars at the Wasch Center for Retired Faculty Richard Friswell will feature music by Francis Johnson, George Bristow, William Henry Fry, Harry Burleigh, Scott Joplin, Gussie Davis, W. C. Handy, Teresa Carreño, Charles Ives, and Antonin Dvořák; including performances by the West End String Quartet and the Connecticut Vintage Dance Society, baritone Kenneth Overton, and other assisting artists.
Concert organized and curated by John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce. Generously sponsored by Liberty Bank in support of the Middlesex County Historical Society.