Faulkner Performing Arts Center Hosts St. Lawrence String Quartet March 16

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St. Lawrence String Quartet

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center at the University of Arkansas is hosting internationally acclaimed chamber ensemble, St. Lawrence String Quartet, for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16.

The two-time Grammy-nominated group's show is the finale in the venue's 2016-17 FPAC Presents Series, which has featured a slate of entertaining concerts and movie screenings for all ages.

The St. Lawrence String Quartet — composed of members Geoff Nuttall, Lesley Robertson, Christopher Costanza and Owen Dalby — will showcase the work of Franz Joseph Haydn in their innovative, interactive program titled "Haydn Discovery."

The group is well known for this unique program, which entails exploring and unpacking Haydn's "Joke" quartet from various perspectives and then performing the work in its entirety. Music by Ludwig Van Beethoven will also be showcased during the performance.

Additionally, selected members from the Arkansas Philharmonic Youth Orchestra have been invited to accompany the quartet on stage for a special work by Felix Mendelssohn.

Tickets are available by phone at 479-575-5387 or online at faulkner.uark.edu. Ticket prices are: $20 for general admission, $15 for those age 62 and older, $10 for U of A students, faculty and staff with a valid university ID.

About the St. Lawrence String Quartet: The St. Lawrence String Quartet was founded in Canada in 1989. After winning the Banff Quartet Competition and the Young Concert Artists Audition in 1992, SLSQ received international recognition, which propelled tours in North America and Europe. Praised as "witty, buoyant, and wickedly attentive" (The Gazette, Montreal), with a "peerless" sense of ensemble (Financial Times, London), the quartet is celebrated for its "smoldering intensity" (Washington Post), and "flexibility, dramatic fire and… hint of rock 'n' roll energy" (LA Times). SLSQ performs internationally and has served as Ensemble in Residence at Stanford University since 1998.

About the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center: The newest performing arts center at the University of Arkansas — a renovation of the old Field House — is named the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center, in honor of the couple's major gift to the project. Completed in September 2015, this world-class performance venue is 39,400 square feet, with seating for 587, and a stage that can accommodate as many as 250 performers. The center is the main performance venue for the university's J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Department of Music and hosts guest musical activities for the university and Northwest Arkansas community.

About the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences: The J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most academically diverse unit on campus with 19 departments and 43 academic programs and research centers. The college provides the core curriculum for all University of Arkansas students and is named for J. William Fulbright, former university president and longtime U.S. senator.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.