The Wild Rover
Presented by Beerthoven
The Wild Side of Beethoven and other Classical Composers
Saturday, October 1, 2022 | 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
General Admission: $25
If Beethoven ever appeared as clean and put-together as most historic imagery of him suggests, it was only after he'd been pressured into a bath and his friends had switched out the dirty clothes in his closet for clean ones. A man who was constantly changing lodgings and was once even arrested for what others mistook for vagrancy, Beethoven was a wild one!
We're celebrating Beethoven's wild ways in the first program of Beerthoven's Ninth Season: The Wild Rover! Featuring a quartet first performed at a tavern known as The Wild Man; Beethoven's Op. 132 String Quartet in A Minor. Music from other wild men on the program includes Hugo Wolf's Italian Serenade and Debussy's one and only string quartet.
Our featured ensemble is the all-Korean, all-female string quartet Risus; winners of the prestigious Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the current Young Professional String Quartet in Residence at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Beerthoven
The critically-acclaimed Beerthoven Concert Series is a down-to-earth, approachable celebration of classical song, chamber music, and beer; a quirky mixture of Bach and Doppelbock in unique and intimate settings. Beerthoven finds its inspiration in the musical and festive events of the Austin Saengerrunde as well as the private "salon" concerts of Beethoven's time. Beerthoven events feature live classical music, free beer, and other refreshments and snacks in an all-inclusive manner. There is no backstage here; audience members may even find themselves standing in line for beer with the performers.
Programming is intentionally diverse in tone, instrumentation, and featured performers. Beerthoven supports local artists by offering fair compensation and unique performance venues. Audience members will find our prices at the very low end of typical classical concerts--especially for students and especially given the high quality of the experience.