Beethoven, Zorn, Handel, Berio, Shostakovich, Mozart, and more.

Wild contrasts and surprise performances orbit the profound music of Beethoven’s late string quartets.  The super-cool Jimgermanbar in Waitsburg sets the stage...  Jim will slice a filament-thin shaving of lime zest into your cocktail with his ceramic Kyocera knife, and you will realize that it’s the first time you’ve ever tasted a properly made mojito.

Collage is a style of performing in which the conclusion of one piece dovetails with the beginning of the next to form a continuous fabric of contrasting sounds and textures.  The show unfolds in two halves, each with the slow movement of a late Beethoven string quartet buried in its center like gooey molten chocolate in a lava cake.

The cartoon violence of John Zorn’s “Cat O’ Nine Tails,” the bracing steely energy of Luciano Berio’s “Edouard” and the baroque grandeur of Handel’s G minor Passacaglia will rub shoulders with the grinding blues jam, “Black Bend” by Dan Visconti.  Classicism and modernism meld into a kaleidoscope of musical wonder.

There are two shows and programs may vary slightly.  The Gold Pass will be accepted at either show, but pass holders must choose one or the other.  Space is extremely limited.  Tickets are good for their assigned time only.