Montana native Korine Fujiwara is a founding member of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, a devoted and sought-after chamber musician, and a gifted composer and arranger. She is a founding member of the Marble Cliff Chamber Players, based in Columbus and Delaware, Ohio, and performs annually with the Snake River Chamber Players in Keystone, Colorado. She has also been heard throughout the Northwest United States on public radio as a performer at the Olympic Music Festival in Seattle, Washington with members of the Philadelphia String Quartet. Critics have described her performances as “engaging” and “with finesse and perfection.” She has been invited to participate in numerous international music festivals, including the MidAmerica Chamber Music Festival, the Victoria International Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Focus! Festival of 20th Century Music at Lincoln Center, and the Summergarden Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, where she collaborated with composer John Cage. She is a sought-after and well-respected adjudicator and teacher and served as an Artist/Teacher-in-residence with the Icelandic Youth Orchestra in Reykjavik, Iceland. more…
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An American Story – Available On-Demand
Carpe Diem String Quartet’s An American Story, an animated, interactive musical story about ancestry and immigration, is now available online for free on-demand viewing. An American Story features four separate works, all composed and performed by Carpe Diem String Quartet. Each member of the quartet has written an original work that supports and describes a storyline that involves one of our ancestors, and how they came to immigrate to America. Each story is supported by beautiful animations by Janet Antich.
During the work, you’re presented with choice points…moments where you choose what happens next. Depending on the choices made, the performance will go one way or another – each viewing/listening experience is unique.
This project was supported by PNC Arts Alive.
Carpe Diem String Quartet’s “Dances of the Yogurt Maker”
With this recording that features works by composer Erberk Eryılmaz, CDSQ hopes that listeners are able to experience and be moved by the cultures of Turkey, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. This recording is a continuation of CDSQ’s mission to highlight living composers, celebrate their unique musical voices, and interpret the music compellingly and accessibly. | Buy Now