String Quartet “Nepomuk’s Dances” | Marcelo Zarvos 

Apollo Chamber Players presents String Quartet "Nepomuk's Dances" by Brazilian-born film composer Marcelo Zarvos. Performance as part of ‘Brazilian Beats’ season concert program, September 29, 2018 at Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH).
String Quartet “Nepomuk’s Dances” (2002)................ Marcelo Zarvos b. 1969
I. Arrival
II. Sickness and Death
III. Memory
APOLLO CHAMBER PLAYERS
Matthew J. Detrick, violin I | Anabel Ramirez Detrick, violin II | Whitney Bullock, viola | Matthew Dudzik, cello
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Videography: Ben Doyle, Runaway Productions
Audio: Ryan Edwards and Shannon Smith, Coincident Sound
PROGRAM NOTE
A character from Thomas Mann’s novel “Doktor Faustus” inspires my sole string quartet, Nepomuk’s Dances. The author describes Nepomuk as an “...archaic child” who brings immense joy and ultimately, upon his tragic and premature death, tremendous sorrow to his reclusive uncle. The piece is divided into three movements - Fast, Slow and Fast - characterized by simple, beautiful melodic lines and fiddle tune-inspired virtuosity, juxtaposed with thrashing, groovy beats. Composed in 2002, this string quartet was written for and dedicated to the members of Ethel Quartet.
--- Marcelo Zarvos