String Quartet No. 5

from the Villa-Lobos International Chamber Music Festival, Jan. 24, 2015, University of California, Riverside California Quartet: Bridget Dolkas, violin I Jeanne Skrocki, violin II Pam Jacobson, viola Lars Hoefs, cello Villa-Lobos: String Quartet no. 5 “Popular” I. Poco andantino II. Vivo e energico III. Andantino – Tempo giusto e ben ritmato IV. Allegro PROGRAM Brazilian Choro, Villa-Lobos, and Jazz A kind of Brazilian equivalent to jazz, “choro” was a popular style of music that flourished at the turn of the 20th century. As a teenager, Villa-Lobos snuck out of his home to listen and play along with the musicians, and those experiences forever marked his later compositions. Today, jazz musicians like Southern California legend Peter Sprague continue to explore the influence of Brazilian choro, channeled through Villa-Lobos, Tom Jobim, and countless other musical giants. Revueltas also found inspiration in the folk and popular musics of his native Mexico, heard here in “Música de Feria.”