Music is the universal language of [wo]mankind. It was a wonderful treat to sit in on a recent rehearsal with the Cavani String Quartet. How did I get so lucky to watch magic happen right before my eyes? This powerhouse foursome (Annie Fullard and Mari Sato on violins, Kirsten Docter on viola, [...]
Last night the words and spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. filled the African Community Theatre in Oscar Ritchie for the concert “Collage: Poetry and Music.” The concert was the Center of Pan-African Culture and the Department of Pan-African Studies’ annual program to celebrate the [...]
“It was a pleasure to interview the Cavani String Quartet for the SAA Board’s series “Meet Our Honorary Board Members.” We had an engaging hour filled with intellectual conversation, passion towards music and music education, as well as tons of laughter. This is a quartet that lives its craft [...]
“Together, these players make music with passionate conviction, as if their lives depended on interaction. Expressive intensity, shapely phrasing and ultra-sensitive attention to nuances have become Cavani hallmarks. …this powerful and poetic performance was an example of the special joy [...]