Friction Quartet

Friction Quartet

Friction Quartet with bass clarinetist Bruce Belton Friday, October 18 We’re excited to have Friction Quartet back at Fifth Street. This local quartet with an international reputation regularly commissions and plays new works and is equally adept at presenting...
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The Lowest Pair October 12 & Friction Quartet October 18

The Lowest Pair Saturday, October 12 Fifth Street favorites, this two-banjo-and-guitar duo can’t be beat. Arkansas-born and now homesteading in Olympia, Washington, Kendl Winter sprouts beans in mason jars in the back of the tour van and spreads her songs across...
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Amy Lavere & Will Sexton

Amy LaVere & Will Sexton Saturday, September 28 Amy LaVere grew up in Bethany, Louisiana, a small Texas–Louisiana border town in the Piney Woods region, nurtured by musical parents with a passion for traditional country music. Her family moved 13 times by the time...
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Theresa Wong–Saturday, September 14

Theresa Wong, cello & voice Saturday, September 14 Theresa Wong–composer, cellist and vocalist, active at the intersection of music, experimentation, improvisation and the synergy of multiple disciplines. Bridging sound, movement, theater and visual art, her...
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TESLIM–Saturday, September 7

Teslim In Turkish, teslim means both “commit” and “surrender.” In Turkish classical music, teslim means “theme” or main melody—a composition journeys away from and returns home to its teslim, which becomes like a beloved character. Commit and surrender are two sides...