Colors of Sound invites you to experience chamber music’s emotional power up close. The program opens with Philip Wharton’s Hussite Fantasy, a vivid work inspired by a legendary Czech hymn said to have turned armies to flight. Shimmering textures give way to bold rhythms—including a wild furiant and a quasi-medieval finale—imbued with Wharton’s personal connection to the region where Dvořák once summered.

Eleanor Alberga’s String Quartet No. 2 follows with driving rhythm and striking color from this Jamaican-born composer, and the evening closes with the glowing warmth of Schubert’s Quintet in C Major, written for two violins, viola, and two cellos—a combination that gives this beloved work its distinctive depth and richness.

The performers are familiar faces to many in the region. Violinist Quinn Price performs with Symphony Tacoma and Northwest Sinfonietta; violinist Lynn Bartlett-Johnson who performs with Pacific Northwest Ballet; violist Sue Jane Bryant is a passionate educator and longtime orchestral performer from Bainbridge Island; and cellists Olga Ruvinov and Brian Wharton bring expressive warmth and deep roots in the Auburn musical community. Join us for an evening where history, friendship, and vibrant music all resonate together.

Program

Philip WHARTON - Hussite Fantasy
Eleanor ALBERGA - String Quartet No. 2
Franz SCHUBERT - String Quintet in C Major

Musicians

Quinn Price, violin
Lynn Bartlett-Johnson, violin
Sue Jane Bryant, viola
Olga Ruvinov, cello
Brian Wharton, cello