Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the final installment of our new Caramoor Conversations series, pianist Lara Downes interviews Titilayo Ayangade, who is the former cellist of the Thalea String Quartet. But please note, she was a member of the Quartet when this was recorded. The Thalea String Quartet will be returning to Caramoor on July 28th, with a really exciting program, which is discussed in this interview.

Program:
Legacies
Gabriella Smith: Carrot Revolution
The Beatles / arr. Alex Vittal: Abbey Road Suite
Daniel Bernard Roumain: Isorhythmiclationistic and Klap Ur Handz from String Quartet No. 5 (“Rosa Parks”)
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American”

If you are interested in seeing the Thalea String Quartet at Caramoor, here are the tickets for the show: caramoor.org/event/thalea-string-quartet-summer-2022