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Tonight: The Fever Pitch String Quartet


Performing together for over a decade, The Fever Pitch String Quartet is a tale of three sisters, Gretchen, Claire, and Kiersten Fisher flaunting double violins and viola respectively, along with honorary sibling Katie Weissman wielding the cello. Besides being particularly good at curing early Sunday afternoon hangovers at the Roycroft Inn in East Aurora, these girls play music together and separately in different formations all over western New York. Tonight they will be performing certain classical pieces by Mozart, and Aaron Copland as well as selections from Bernard Herrmann, best known for his collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock as composer of scores incorporated in many of the director's films.

When they are not performing live sets, the versatile quartet may be found at GCR Studios in Buffalo where they have recorded parts for contemporary artists such as the Goo Goo Dolls, Jillette Johnson, and most recently, Buffalo local band The Albrights. The show will happen inside the lovely revitalized building at 19 Wadsworth, (around the corner from Allen Street). Two 45-minute sets will be played with a short break in between starting at 8pm sharp!



Tonight: Holland Weissman Duo


Tonight, musicians Liz Holland and Katie Weissman will perform as a duo, featuring four new pieces composed specifically to highlight their unique brand of contemporary classical music.
Holland (Masters in Music Performance from the University at Buffalo) and Weissman (Bachelors of Music in Cello Performance from Boston University) will perform percussion and cello, respectively. The concert begins at 8:00 PM at the Pausa Art House and includes a $5 entry charge.
The event marks the beginning of "Women in Music," a project that aims to promote female composers and performers involved in the contemporary music scene. They look forward to touring various schools and performing arts centers.
Jennifer Bellor, Haley Shaw, Jenece Gerber, and Darlene Chepil Reid are each credited with composing the four featured pieces.

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