Bill Text: TX HR414 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring the Artisan Quartet of Austin and the creation of the Artisan Series concerts sponsored by the Austin Symphony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-14 - Referred to Rules & Resolutions [HR414 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR414-Introduced.html
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| By: Naishtat | H.R. No. 414 | |
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| WHEREAS, Since 2009, the Artisan Quartet of Austin has been | ||
| delighting audiences with its spirited performances of string | ||
| quartets by classical and contemporary composers, and the group is | ||
| being featured in two concerts during the 2012-2013 season of the | ||
| Austin Symphony; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The origins of this distinguished ensemble date back | ||
| to the late 1980s, when violinist Richard Kilmer and violist Bruce | ||
| Williams joined with two other musicians to form the Austin String | ||
| Quartet, which was then renamed the Camilli Quartet; over the next | ||
| few years, this lineup performed 40 of classical music's greatest | ||
| string quartets, ranging from pieces by Beethoven to Bartok; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After the two other members accepted positions | ||
| overseas, Mr. Kilmer and Mr. Williams continued to perform | ||
| informally with a variety of musicians as the Austin String | ||
| Quartet, and during those years, cellist Douglas Harvey became a | ||
| regular member of the group; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Artisan Quartet was created in 2009 with the | ||
| addition of violinist Paula E. Bird, and since then, the group has | ||
| performed in many places around Central Texas, including the | ||
| Victoria Bach Festival, the Blanco Performing Arts Association | ||
| Concert Series, the Twilight Concert Series in Jonestown and Lago | ||
| Vista, the Saint Cecilia Music Series in Austin, and the Salon | ||
| Concert Series in San Antonio; in addition to string quartets by | ||
| Mozart and Mendelssohn, the group regularly plays pieces by | ||
| Borodin, Debussy, and Grieg, as well as modern works by Philip Glass | ||
| and Roberto Sierra; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In March 2012, the quartet made its Carnegie Hall | ||
| debut in New York, playing before a sold-out crowd in the Weill | ||
| Recital Hall Chamber and Solo Music Series, and the ensemble is | ||
| nearly finished performing a complete cycle of all 18 Beethoven | ||
| string quartets over a two-year period; during the 2012-2013 season | ||
| of the Austin Symphony, the Artisan Series is featuring these four | ||
| gifted musicians in two performances in the Smith Family Chapel at | ||
| Riverbend Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For the past four years, the Artisan String Quartet | ||
| has helped to show that Austin is indeed the Live Music Capital of | ||
| the World in more ways than one, and their stirring performances in | ||
| Austin, across Texas, and around the nation continue to add to their | ||
| growing reputation among classical music lovers everywhere; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Richard Kilmer, Bruce Williams, Douglas | ||
| Harvey, and Paula E. Bird of the Artisan Quartet for their talent | ||
| and dedication and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
