The Vega String Quartet
Quartet in Residence at Emory University in Atlanta

Blanka Bednarz : Violin   Jessica Wu: Violin   Yinzi Kong: Viola   Guang Wang: Cello

Emory Youth Chamber Music Program with the Vega Quartet:

The Vega Chamber Music Program is a contribution to the Atlanta Community proudly presented by the Vega String Quartet. The purpose of the program is to fill the gap between the various youth symphony orchestra activities and private teaching in the Atlanta area.

Chamber music, parallel with orchestra music and solo music, is one of the major genres of classical music. The characteristics of the Chamber Music are:

1. The music is played by a small group of musicians without a conductor.


2. Each player, unlike in the orchestra, has his own individual part.


3. The group size varies generally from 2–9 people.

The unique communication and intimacy thus created among the performers, and what it brings into the music have attracted all the great masters of music history, from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven to Debussy, Schoenberg and Bartok, to write for this genre. The vast repertoire produced by these greatest composers has been keeping generations of performers wandering, exploring and continuously provoked, challenged and inspired.

Chamber music teaches the performers how to play as a team, how to support, enhance and even inspire each other, yet allows every performer to express his individuality and blossom through music.

Chamber music is sophisticated yet approachable. For people who has been through orchestra training, chamber music study will bring your playing to a new level; for people who eventually want to taste orchestra playing, chamber music is an easier but much more efficient first step because it teaches you the basics including how to listen, how to watch, how to be together and at the most advanced level, how to differ.

If you are interested in knowing more about chamber music, please come to the musical eventslisted on Vega Quartet’s Calendar. If you are interested in joining the program, please download the application form, fill it out and send it to Vega Quartet, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emory University, 1700 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30322.   For more information, please contact us at vega@vega4rtet.com

Please click here for a downloadable schedule and application form
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