The Young Eight - Performances

Performance Calendar for The Young Eight
2008 | 2007 | 2006

2008 Performances
April 28, 2008	The Young Eight String Octet with Toyia Taylor, Spoken Word Guest Artist Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA www.kimmelcenter.org Program: Blue Note Room and Brooklyn Love for String Octet and Spoken Word by Michael DePaul Night Falls and African Rhapsody by Michael Mikulka Introduction and Allegro, op. 47 by Edward Elgar Hip-Hop Experience II by Carl St. Jacques
April 29, 2008 - May 6, 2008	The Young Eight Artists-in-Residence Seattle University Seattle, WA
April 29, 2008 9am - 12pm	Residency at Newport High School Bellevue, WA
April 30, 2008 10am -10:50am	Residency at Washington Middle School Olympia, WA
May 1, 2008	Residency at Renton High School, 8am - 9am Renton, WA Preview Concert at City Hall Seattle, WA
May 3, 2008 8pm	Chamber Music Concert Seattle University - Pigott Auditorium Tickets: $20 General, $10 Faculty, $6 Students For more information, please call (206) 296.2244 www.seattleu.edu
May 5, 2008	Residency at Roosevelt High School
May 6, 2008	Bremerton High School Residency Bremerton, WA
May 8, 2008 12:00pm	The Young Eight in Concert Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
May 9, 2008 8pm	The Young Eight in Concert City University of New York's(CUNY) York College Performing Arts Center Queens, NY
May 12, 2008 8pm	The Young Eight in Concert Music Mondays Concert Series New York, NY
July 7 - 20, 2008	The Young Eight String Seminar Seattle University Seattle, WA
2007 Performances
January 11-14, 2007	Chamber Music America 29th National Conference New York City, NY
February 23, 2007, 8PM	City University's York College Queens, NY CUNY Events Calendar Program: Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat major George Walker's Lyric for Strings World Premiere of Young Eight Emerging Composer Competition Winner Michael Mikulka's African Rhapsody for String Octet Select hip-hop quartets
February 26-27, 2007	Residency Program Bay Shore School District Bay Shore, NY
February 28, 2007	Residency Program (Long Island, NY) Gardiner Manor Elementary School: 9:30 – 11:30a.m. South Country Elementary School: 1-3pm
April 7, 2007, 8PM	Members of The Young Eight Colors NW Magazine Sixth Anniversity Celebration Experience Music Project (EMP) in the Seattle Center Base of the Space Needle 325 5th Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 http://www.colorsnw.com/anniversary_2007.html Program: St. Georges Quartet no. 1 in C major, George Walker's Lyric for Strings and select hip-hop quartets arranged by Patrick Grant
April 10, 2007	Residency Program for Albany Youth Symphony - 4:30-5:30pm Darton College 2400 Gillionville Road Albany, GA Chamber Music Concert - 7pm Albany State University ACAD Auditorium Albany, GA Program: Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major, World Premiere of Young Eight Emerging Composer Competition Winner Dr. Robert Tanner's Conch Shell Memories for String Octet George Walker's Lyric for Strings and the hip-hop experience for string quartet arranged by Patrick Grant.
April 11, 2007	Joint Black College Residency Program, 2PM Morehouse and Spelman College and Clark-Atlanta University Atlanta, GA Chamber Music Concert, 8PM Morehouse College -MLK International Chapel Atlanta, GA Admission: FREE Morehouse College Events Calendar Program: Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major, Young Eight Emerging Composer Competition Winner Dr. Robert Tanner's Conch Shell Memories for String Octet George Walker's Lyric for Strings and the hip-hop experience for string quartet arranged by Patrick Grant.
April 13, 2007	Joint College Residency Program Winston-Salem State University,Diggs Gallery, Forsyth County School District Winston-Salem, NC
April 14, 2007	Chamber Music Concert, 8pm Reynolda House, Museum of American Art Winston-Salem, NC Admission: $10 adults, $8 students Program: Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major, Young Eight Emerging Composer Competition Winner Dr. Robert Tanner's Conch Shell Memories for String Octet George Walker's Lyric for Strings and the hip-hop experience for string quartet arranged by Patrick Grant.
April 16-21, 2007	Residency at University of Washington World Series Seattle, WA Weeklong in-school residencies at T.T. Minor, Washington Middle School and University of Washington
April 18, 2007	Chamber Music Concert, 8PM Meany Hall at University of Washington Seattle, WA UW World Series: The Young Eight Program: Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major, Young Eight Emerging Composer Competition Winner Dr. Robert Tanner's Conch Shell Memories for String Octet George Walker's Lyric for Strings and the hip-hop experience for string quartet arranged by Patrick Grant.
April 20, 2007	Family Night Concert, 6pm Rainier Beach High School Seattle, WA Program: Saint-Georges Symphonie Concertante for Two Violins, Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins and other orchestral pieces with students from the Seattle Public Schools and The Young Eight.
May 19, 2007	Opera & Chamber Music Come Together for One Night, 8pm Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall Seattle Symphony's Benaroya Hall Seattle, WA Indra Thomas, soprano Quinton I. Morris, violin Byron Schenkman, piano Program: William Grant Suite for Violin and Piano, Brahms's Rhapsody in E-flat major, op, 119, no. 4, Puccini's Vissi d'arte and select works for soprano, violin and piano by Handel, Massenet, Mozart, Saint-Saens, Strauss and Tosti. Also, original compositions and arrangements by Quinton I. Morris Tickets: $25.00 adults/ $12.00 students (with photo I.D.) and seniors - General Admission Call Ticketmaster at (206)292-ARTS for tickets For more information, please call (206) 721.0127
June 30, 2007, 7PM	Chamber Music Concert The University of Texas at Austin Jessen Auditorium Austin, Texas Program: TBA
July 2-15, 2007	The Young Eight String Seminar Chamber Music Program University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas
July 17-20, 2007	Artists in Residence Chamber Music at the Barn Music Festival Wichita, KS
November 16, 2007	The Young Eight in Concert Northeastern Illinois University Jewel Box Series Chicago, IL
November 17, 2007	Two Residency Programs Joy Faith Knapp Music Center Merit School of Music Chicago, IL
2006 Performances (partial list)
October 17, 2006	Residency Program Bay Shore School District Bay Shore, NY
October 21, 2006	Residency Program Ruggero Piano Company 4720 Hargrove Rd. Raleigh, NC 27616 10:00-11:00am St. Augustine's College 1315 Oakwood Ave. Raleigh, NC 27610 2:00-3:00pm
October 22, 2006	Chamber Music Concert The Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts Raleigh, NC Raleigh Chamber Music Guild Program: Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat major George Walker's Lyric for Strings World Premiere of Young Eight Emerging Composer Competition Winner Michael Mikulka's African Rhapsody for String Octet Select hip-hop quartets
October 23, 2006	Residency Program, Time TBA 71st High School Fayetteville, NC
October 24, 2006	Chamber Music Master Class, 2PM Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville State University
October 25, 2006	Joint College Residency Program, Time: TBA Bennett College and North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC
October 26, 2006	Residency Program, Time TBA Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC
October 27, 2006	Chamber Music Concert Johnson C. Smith University 100 Beatties Ford Road Charlotte, NC Johnson C. Smith University - The Young Eight Program: Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat major George Walker's Lyric for Strings World Premiere of Young Eight Emerging Composer Competition Winner Michael Mikulka's African Rhapsody for String Octet Select hip-hop quartets.
October 30 - November 3	Residency at The University of Washington's World Series Program: In-school residencies at T.T. Minor Elementry, Washington Middle School, Garfield High School and the University of Washington.
October 30 - November 3	Oct. 30 - Nov. 1: Residencies at T.T. Minor Elementry and Washington Middle School Nov. 1st: 6-7:30PM UW School of Music Career Seminar Nov. 2nd: 6PM Diversity in music seminar at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center Nov. 3rd: Residency at Garifield High School
November 10, 2006, 7PM	Miss Porter’s School 60 Main Street Farmington, CT Program: Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat major George Walker's Lyric for Strings World Premiere of Young Eight Emerging Composer Competition Winner Michael Mikulka's African Rhapsody for String Octet Select hip-hop quartets
November 19, 2006 3PM	Fundraising Concert with members of The Young Eight Guest Artists: Dr. Robert Freeman and Daphne McCade, piano George Washington Carver Museum 1165 Angelina Street Austin, Texas Program: Haydn's Divertomento for String Trio Mozart's G Minor Piano Quartet, J.S. Bach, Rachmaninov's Vocalise Selected spirituals for string trio Tickets: $7 Suggested Donation Please call (512) 374-1631 for more details.