Every month, VPR Classical highlights the music of a young local composer in a feature called the Student Composer Showcase. For November, we meet Waterbury’s Rachel Schwartz, a Junior at Harwood Union High School.
Broadcast Monday 11/2 at 11:30 a.m.; Wednesday 11/4 at 8:30 a.m.; Friday 11/6 at 4 p.m.; Saturday 11/7 at 9 a.m.
The Student Composer Showcase is produced in collaboration with Music-COMP's online composition mentoring program. Find out more at music-comp.org
Performers for Two Irish Dances: Letitia Quante and Jane Kittredge, violins; Elizabeth Reid, viola; Michael Close, cello.
Performers for String Quintet: Letitia Quante and Laura Markowitz, violins; Elizabeth Reid, viola; Michael Close, cello; Evan Premo, bass.