Parallel 40 Live - Belinfante Quartet

UK launch concert for an exciting new CD

Presented by: The Green Man Gallery

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0	BUXTON: The Green Man Gallery
P	Saturday 23rd March, 2024
N	7:00pm

Event information

The Belinfante Quartet's present their latest CD "Parallel 40" - live!

Following their acclaimed performance at Buxton Fringe Festival in July 2023 this exceptional string quartet brings their "Parallel 40" project in completion.

"Parallel 40" is a celebration of diverse music and culture from countries along the 40th parallel, (the 40 degree line of latitude north of the equator).

Origins of the project: The quartet's cellist Pau comes from the Island of Menorca. At an early age he realized that the small Spanish island was separated from the rest of the world by water, resulting in a lack of connection with that world. In school, he learnt Menorca sits on the 40th Parallel North Line of Latitude, which connects Menorca with numerous places around the world and so, twenty years later, "Parallel 40 was born". The project connects music, stories and cultures from regions along this line with music of Menorca composed by Pau, travelling East through parts of Europe, on to China, Japan, the USA and back to Menorca.

The performance includes traditional music arranged by the quartet, improvisations and work by composers including Terry Riley, Tann Dunn, Antonio Scarlatti, Nikos Skalkottas and Joe Hisaishi. There is something for everyone to love, and melodies from countries on the Parallel 40th Line which you may know, and some you may not.

CD trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mbeV8S8oH4
Further information at https://www.belinfantequartet.com

Saturday 23rd March at 7.30pm ( Doors open at 7pm)

Tickets £12 advance/£14 on door. Also available from the gallery in person or by phone (01298 937375) during opening hours.

ACCESS INFORMATION
The venue is on the ground floor which is accessible by wheelchair however there is currently no adapted toilet cubicle. Please email hello@thegreenmangallery.com to reserve a wheelchair space or to discuss any other access needs.

More information about access can be found at https://www.thegreenmangallery.com/location-and-access.html