Classical music concert featuring the Bergonzi String Quartet with the Deering Estate Chamber Ensemble 

The Deering Estate at Cutler’s Living Artist Concert Series presents "Convergence" on Friday, March 19^th featuring the Bergonzi String Quartet with the Deering Estate Chamber Ensemble. The concert begins at 7:00 pm in the historic Stone House Ballroom, with a Meet the Artist Reception at 6:30 pm. Performing with the Bergonzi String Quartet are Glen Basham, violin; Scott Flavin, violin; Pamela McConnell, viola; and Ross Harbaugh, cello. Performing with the Deering Estate Chamber Ensemble are Jose R. Lopez, piano; Laura Wilcox, viola; Ross Harbaugh, cello and Scott Flavin, violin. The evening’s program will include: 

String Quartet in G, op. 10 by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Marchenbuilder, op. 113 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Escena Andaluza op.7 by Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)

Single tickets are $25 for Adults and $12 for Youth (Grades K-12, Student ID requested). You can purchase tickets online for an additional fee of $2.50 per adult ticket and $1.00 per youth ticket. You can also call the Deering Estate Ticket Office at 305-235-1668 ext. 233.

The Bergonzi String Quartet, named for the famous violin maker, Carlo Bergonzi, has been Quartet-in-Residence at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami, since 1992, where all four performers are faculty members. In their first three years they performed the Beethoven Quartet cycle in a series of six concerts at the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach. Since then, they have developed a repertoire that includes many Latin works and a large number of original arrangements created by the members of the quartet, including Neil Hefti's What is this thing called Love?, Schubert's Erlkonig and Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals for String Quartet and 12 Instruments.

Prior to joining the Bergonzi Quartet, the four members were part of the New World, Rowe, Chester, and Ellis String Quartets, and have extensive collective experience, performing in virtually every major center in the world, with concerts throughout Europe, U.K., North and South America, New Zealand, and Asia. Touring the U.S yearly, the Bergonzi Quartet performs in Miami, Boston, New York City, Michigan, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Colorado, and has also been invited to perform in Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea.

The Deering Estate Chamber Ensemble is comprised of founding members: Jose R. Lopez, piano (Coordinator of Keyboard Studies, Florida International University), Ross Harbaugh, cello (University of Miami), Scott Flavin, violin, (University of Miami) and Laura Wilcox, viola/violin, (Greater Miami Youth Symphony). This ensemble came together out of a mutual respect for nature and the beautiful Deering Estate with a love to perform chamber music, work with living composers, and interact with history, nature and other art forms. Thanks to The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc. and The Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department, this ensemble has been able to fulfill a unique partnership with The Deering Estate at Cutler.

From different parts of the Americas and sharing in vast musical experiences worldwide, The Deering Estate Ensemble brings its audiences diverse listening experiences. Audiences have a chance to interact with the performers, living composers, historians, visual artists and writers.

The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade County Park, is located at 16701 SW 72 Avenue in Miami. This 444-acre natural and archeological preserve and historic site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a center for education, culture and recreation. Historic house tours are offered daily with admission to the Estate. EcoAdventure Tours are also offered throughout the year for an additional fee. For more information on the Deering Estate's educational and cultural programs, please visit www.deeringestate.org.

To request material in accessible format, information on access for persons with disabilities, or sign language interpreter services (7 days in advance), call 305-365-6706.