In the last concert of its 2021-22 season, the San Antonio Chamber Music Society will present the Parker String Quartet in an April 24th performance at Temple Beth-El, starting at 3:15 PM.  The members of the Parker Quartet are Daniel Chong, and Ken Hamao, violin; Jessica Bodner, viola; and Kee-Hyun Kinm, cells.  Inspiring performances, luminous sound, and exceptional musicianship are the hallmarks of the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet. Renowned for its dynamic interpretations and polished, expansive colors, the group has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation, dedicated purely to the sound and depth of their music. The Quartet has appeared at the world’s most important venues since its founding in 2002. The Parker Quartet is now in its seventh year as faculty members of Harvard University’s Department of Music in the group’s role as Blodgett Artists-in-Residence. According to the Boston Musical Intelligencer, ”Greater Bostonians have heard Harvard University’s Blodgett Artists in-Residence, the Parker String Quartet (Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao, violins; Jessica Bodner, viola; and Kee-Hyun Kim, cello) and have come to expect and appreciate their well-honed and oft-inspired playing, as well as their intelligent programming”.  The Quartet is also well-known for its recording projects.

On the program for the SACMS concert are J.S. Bach’s “The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 — Canone 1”; String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters” by Leoš Janáček; Officium Breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky, Op. 28 by György Kurtág, and Robert Schumann’s Quartet in A, Op. 41, No. 3.