The Greatest at St. John's JP
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About this event
One of 15 upcoming events at A Far Cry, and 3,116 across Greater Boston.
Curated by Megumi Stohs Lewis Musical Program: Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D minor Op.76, No.2, “Quinten” Valerie Coleman: Shotgun Houses for Clarinet & String Quartet Rebecca Clarke: Pastorale for Clarinet & Viola Osvaldo Golijov: Ever Yours What makes someone—or something—great? Inspired in part by Valerie Coleman’s Shotgun Houses, a musical tribute to Muhammad Ali, this chamber program explores greatness not simply as triumph or fame, but as attention, vitality, generosity, and love. Haydn’s “Quinten” Quartet transforms the most elemental building blocks of music into something endlessly inventive and alive. Rebecca Clarke’s luminous Pastorale offers a moment of intimacy and reflection, while Coleman’s exhilarating portrait of Ali celebrates the power of community and living with conviction. The program closes with Osvaldo Golijov’s Ever Yours, inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s letters to his brother Theo and dedicated to enduring friendship and artistic devotion. Together, these works ask us to consider another kind of greatness: not greatness that stands above others, but greatness that notices, connects, and leaves the world more vibrant than it found it.
