Formed in 2015, Award-winning Cascadia Strings is an initiative to bring diverse and engaging chamber music repertoire to all audiences, fusing together iconic original works with well-crafted arrangements of popular music of the last century, all in the vision to bring live, meaningful musical experiences to new venues and music-lovers in Victoria and beyond. As a passionate concert curator, Kathryn Wiebe, founder, programs shows with thoughtful content, cross-genre repertoire, with a result that is touching and powerful to audience members, regardless of demographics. This concert features Victoria and Vancouver-based Musicians, Tyson Doknjas & Kathryn Wiebe (Violins), Jessica Pickersgill (Viola), and YuYu Liu (Cello). These are graduates of conservatories and schools, such as University of Victoria, The Juilliard School, the New England Conservatory of Music, University of Michigan, and University of Toronto, to name a few. You may recognize this talented bunch from orchestras and ensembles such as Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Victoria Baroque Players, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Candlelight Concerts, and more. Join us for “Riddles & Romance”, a playful, romantic, and eclectic String Quartet program of Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Bach, & Canadian composer, Laura Sgroi. Program: String Quartet No. 14 in G Major K.387 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart IV. Molto allegro (1756-1791) String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky I. Moderato e semplice (1840-1893) II. Andante cantabile III. Scherzo: Allegro non tanto IV. Finale: Allegro guisto INTERMISSION 3 Pieces for String Quartet Igor Stravinsky I. Danse (1882-1971) II. Excentrique III. Cantique Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich, Chorale Prelude, BWV 668 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Transcendence Laura Sgroi I. Hold On II. Let Go