On April 5 the Meiravi Quartet will play their debut show at 7:30 p.m. in the Sutherland hall auditorium. The show is free to the public. In the Fall 2016, Chancellor Damian Fernandez named the group the official residence quartet of Penn State Abington.
The string quartet includes two Penn State Abington faculty members, Igor Szwec and Dr. Peter Nocella, as well as Gregory Taperman and Vivian Barton Dozor. Among the four of them, there are countless hours of musical experience.
Swzec, a graduate of the Philadelphia Musical Academy, is a concertmaster and violin soloist. Szwec is an Arts and Humanities professor at Penn State Abington.
Dozor is the group’s cellist and a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. Dozor has played in North America, South America, Asia and Europe.
Taperman is currently a member of the Academy of Vocal Arts and the Philly Pops orchestras. Taperman is a concertmaster and a violin soloist.
Nocella is a composer and violist. Nocella is a Temple graduate whose vast knowledge of the musical arts shines during the performances.
The group is fluent in both classical music and music from other genres. The ability to play a variety of genres allows their concerts to be quite diverse.
Nocella, the group’s resident composer, must hand-tailor the music played to meet the needs of the group.
During the April 5 concert, the quartet will be playing the Shostakovich Quartet No.1, will preview Nocella’s opera-in-progress, “Grynszpan,” and perform a George Gershwin medley arranged by Nocella.
The addition of a residence quartet hints to the college’s commitment to music. Nocella is hopeful to offer a music major beginning in the Fall 2018 at Penn State Abington.
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