It started with Linnea Borealis, the favorite Nordic flower of Franklin Quartet’s resident Finn, Marika. This led us to Swede Carl Linnaeus, the 18th century genius biologist and father of taxonomy who, like Marika, loved the flower. From there we became acquainted with Linnaeus’star student Peter Kalm. Not only did he hail from Marika’s Finnish stomping grounds, but he also became a teacher of one of her ancestors. He sailed to Philadelphia in 1748 where he became good friends with Benjamin Franklin. Peter Kalm also established close connections with the church of Weekacko, aka Old Swedes, where Franklin Quartet will present this concert.
Join Franklin Quartet in celebrating these amazing connections and let us take you on a musical journey of rarely heard 18th and 19th Century Swedish Quartet repertoire pearls by Amanda Maier-Röntgen, Joseph Martin Kraus, and Franz Berwald.
Admission is $30 for adults, $15 for students with I.D. and $5 for children under 12. It includes a drink ticket for a beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Advance registration is highly recommended.
Meet-and-Mingle afterward at Riverside Hall
This concert will take place inside the church sanctuary, followed by a reception in nearby Riverside Hall. For a modest donation, you can treat yourself to delicious gourmet desserts there … and pair them with wine, coffee or tea while you chat with the performers.
