Members of the quartet shared their admiration for Ms. It is always wonderful to encounter new music so well constructed, especially for the enduring genre of a string quartet.” Strum is very fun, intricate, and superbly crafted. Mongomery’s compositional style: “Jessie Montgomery is one of the most interesting voices in the contemporary new music scene. Coach of the CMPI Quartet, violinist and CMPI artistic mentor Sang Mee Lee, who has been instrumental in preparing the group for the masterclass, appreciates Ms. Montgomery’s guiding compositional intention, as quoted in a recent interview, has always been to go for a sound that is a “culmination, like smashing together of different styles and influences,” an exciting quality in the classical piece that is immensely relatable and emotionally accessible to the young performers. Mongomery’s earlier works, a favorite among young musicians and a popular new addition to the chamber programming of pre-college and college ensembles. This is especially true for the young musicians from underrepresented backgrounds who find affirmation in playing music composed by someone like them. Montgomery shared an observation that young classical musicians are seeking out the pieces that are not a part of the traditional classical canon because they speak to them on a more personal level and give them a chance to create something new and different from the previous generation of performers. I thought it was very insightful and valuable to be able to work with the composer herself and gain a better understanding of her musical intentions.” As Ella said, “It was an honor to be able to play Jessie Montgomery’s own composition for her. Members of the CMPI Quartet, violinists Sameer Agrawal and Esme Arias-Kim, violist Ella Saputra, and cellist Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, were very fortunate this April to have an opportunity to perform Strum for String Quartet in a masterclass with Jessie Montgomery, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mead Composer-in-Residence. Few things are more exciting for a young classical musician than a masterclass with a composer.
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