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June 7 Concert at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Astralis Quartet is a string quartet based in Calgary comprised of three colleagues from the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, plus the Co-Artistic Director of the Kensington Sinfonia.
The quartet shares a passion for performing chamber music by living composers, and is excited to present both classical and modern works to Alberta audiences.
Upcoming Events
Our season finale will take place on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM, at St. Stephen's Anglican Church
Please see details below.
Astralis Quartet presents
Crisantemi
Sunday, June 7, 2026 - 3:00 PM
St. Stephen's Anglican Church
1121 - 14 Avenue SW
Tickets: $35 adults / $10 students
PROGRAMME
Franz Schubert - Quartet No. 10 in Eb major
Giacomo Puccini - Crisantemi (Crysanthemums)
Allan Gordon Bell Phenomena (World Premiere)
Please join Astralis Quartet on the 7th of June at St. Stephen's Church. Schubert's Quartet No. 10 was composed in 1813 when Schubert was just 16, this piece was originally written to be played at home with his father and brothers. Fittingly nicknamed the "Household" Quartet, it captures a charming, youthful spirit. Crisantemi was composed by Puccini in 1890 at age 32. He was moved by the death of Amdeo I of spain, and composed the work all in one night. White chrysanthemums are used in Italy for funerals and graves, and this piece is a haunting lament. Puccini later incorporated themes from Crisantemi into his opera Manon Lescaut. We are privileged to present abother work of Allan Gordon Bell, whose string quartets we have been recording. The latest in the series, Phenomena (2026), is an encounter with the music inheret in five elemental states of being. With five short movements and four even shorter solo commentaries, the piece distills the outsight (Jane Goodall) and in-scape (G.M. Hopkins) that such an encounter evokes. The composer will be present and will speak to us about Phenomena.
Meet the Musicians
Past Seasons
2022/23 SEASON
Concert I at the home of Ann Calvert - 6 November 2022
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4, Hob. III:34
Allan Gordon Bell Arche II
Dinuk Wijeratne Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
John Lowry, violin / Edmund Chung, violin / Marcin Swoboda, viola / Arnold Choi, cello
Concert II at the home of Viviana D’Ambrosio - 23 April 2023
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in Bb major, Op. 76, No. 4, Hob. III:78 “Sunrise”
John Reid String Quartet No. 1 “The Wisdom to Know the Difference"
Kelly-Marie Murphy Oblique Light
John Lowry, violin / Edmund Chung, violin / Marcin Swoboda, viola / Clare Bradford, cello
Concert III at Peter Lougheed House, “Legacy Tea” for CPO donors - 20 June 2023
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in Bb major, Op. 76, No. 4, Hob. III:78 “Sunrise”
Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2 Notturno: Andante
John Lowry, violin / Edmund Chung, violin / Marcin Swoboda, viola / Daniel Poceta, cello
Concert IV at the home of Roger Pilkington and Joanne Steinmann - 25 June 2023
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in Bb major, Op. 76, No. 4, Hob. III:78 “Sunrise”
John Reid String Quartet No. 1 “The Wisdom to Know the Difference”
Kelly-Marie Murphy Oblique Light
John Lowry, violin / Edmund Chung, violin / Marcin Swoboda, viola / Daniel Poceta, cello
2023/24 SEASON
Concert I at cSPACE Marda Loop Studio Theatre - 5 November 2023
Astralis presents: of heaven; of earth. Works for string quartet by Mozart, Marcin Swoboda and Jeffrey Ryan.
Mozart String Quartet in C major, "Dissonant," KV 465
Marcin Swoboda of heaven, of earth
Danish String Quartet Danish Folk Dances
Jeffrey Ryan String Quartet No. 3 "Sonata distorta"
John Lowry, violin / Edmund Chung, violin / Marcin Swoboda, viola / With guest, Andrea Case, cello
Concert II at cSPACE Marda Loop Studio Theatre - 10 March 2023
Astralis Quartet presents works for string quartet.
Joseph Haydn Quartet in C, Op. 33, No. 3
Arthur Bachmann Boundary Layers
Derek Charke Sepia Fragments
Brian Garbet Being
John Lowry, violin / Edmund Chung, violin / Marcin Swoboda, viola / With guest, Andrea Case, cello
Concert III at cSPACE Marda Loop Studio Theatre - 26 May 2024
Astralis Quartet presents Old Strathcona
Felix Mendelssohn Quartet in Eb major, Op. 12
Kristin Flores Old Strathcona* (World Premiere)
Roydon Tse Breathe
John Lowry, violin / Edmund Chung, violin / Marcin Swoboda, viola / Daniel Poceta, cello
2024/25 SEASON
Concert I at cSpace Marda Loop Studio Theater - 10 November 2024
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major, OP. 20, No. 2 (Hob.III:32)
Brian Black From the Diary of Anne Frank
R. Murray Schafer String Qartet No. 5 "Rosalind"
John Lowry, violin / Edmund Chung, violin / Marcin Swoboda, viola / Andrea Case, cello
Concert II at cSpace Marda Loop Studio Theater - 23 February 2025
W.A Mozart String Quartet in d minor, KV 173
Robert Humber some chords for angel island (premiere)
Allan Gordan Bell Arche II
Concert III at Michael Lipnicki Fine Pianos - May 25, 2025
Antonin Dvorak Two Waltzes, Op.54
Alexina Louie Falling Through Time
Allan Gordan Bell Lumen
2025/26 SEASON
Concert I at cSpace Marda Loop Studio Theater - 30 November 2025
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in F Major, OP. 77 No. 22
John Dowland Lachrimae Antiquae
Caroline Shaw Entr'acte
Roydon Tse Black Canvas
John Lowry, violin / Eric Auerbach violin / Jeremy Bauman, viola / Andrea Case, cello
Concert II at St. Stephen's Anglican Church - 26 April 2026
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Quartet in F Major, KV 168
John Luther Adams - The Wind in High Places
Allan Gordon Bell Plenum (Premiere)
John Lowry, violin / Eric Auerbach violin / Jeremy Bauman, viola / Andrea Case, cello
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