Artists discuss their performances and pieces as part of the programs.
The opening concert will feature The Gruyere String Quartet, a group of graduate students in BYU's School of Music featuring guest artist Massimiliano Frani, a faculty member pianist. The quartet, founded in January 1998, is the only student group invited to perform in the First Fridays Concert series. The quartet will perform four movements of the Piano Quartet in A major by Antonin Dvorak. Comprised of Winona Vogelman Fifield and Victoria Ferris on violin, Tessy Lund on viola and Brian Stucki on cello, the group performs work from the classical repertoire, including works by Prokofiev, Beethoven and Britten.