Fledgling string quartet makes Arizona debut with Tucson concert

Cathalena E. Burch

Tucson is getting a twofer of firsts next week when the fledgling Isidore String Quartet makes its Arizona debut at Leo Rich Theater.Their concert on Wednesday, Dec. 6, with Arizona Friends of Chamber Music will be the first time we will see the 2-year-old quartet on an Arizona stage and the first time we’ll hear jazz pianist/composer Billy Childs’ String Quartet No. 2 “Awakening.”“This is a very special program for us. This is the first program we crafted together and we call it the ‘Awakening’ program,” said Isidore violist Devin Moore. “The centerpiece is really the Billy Childs quartet.”Childs, who played the Tucson Jazz Festival in 2015 with J.D. Souther, wrote “Awakening” in 2012 for the Grammy-winning Ying Quartet. The three-movement piece reflects on Childs’ heart-wrenching …

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