Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota to Present Ehnes Quartet, Biribá Union and More in November

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will present three concerts in three series in November: Top Shelf Tuesdays concert Ehnes Quartet with special guest Jonathan Vinocour, November 3; Lighter Fare concert Biribá Union, November 17; and Sunday Best concert 94 Strings, November 22. Caroline Campbell's November 12 Lunch and Listen concert is sold out. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ArtistSeriesConcerts.org or call (941) 306-1202.

James Ehnes

Superstar violinist James Ehnes returns to Artist Series Concerts with the Ehnes Quartet, a string “dream team” joined by Jonathan Vinocour, principal viola of the San Francisco Symphony since 2009. Established in 2010 with the Seattle Chamber Music Society, where it maintains an annual residency, the Ehnes Quartet brings together prize-winning artists Ehnes and Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin), Che-Yen Chen (viola), and Edward Arron (cello) – each with outstanding solo careers and prestigious academic positions whose chamber collaboration has received international performance and acclaim. This Top Shelf Tuesdays series opener, November 3 at 7:30 p.m., includes Brahms' String Quintets, Op. 88 and Op. 111. Tickets are $50 for general seating and $70 for VIP seating; all tickets include post-concert reception with the artists.

Caroline Campbell

Caroline Campbell – Without a Net, the November 12 Lunch and Listen concert at Sarasota Yacht Club, is sold out. ASC also welcomes back the extraordinary cellist Mike Block, performing this time as part of the uniquely joyful trio Biribá Union. This concert kicks off the Lighter Fare series November 17, 5:30 pm at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The musicians of Biribá Union – Block, cello and vocals; Christylez Bacon, beatbox, guitar, rhymes; Patricia Ligia, electric bass and vocals – met through Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop, initially bonding over their shared love of Brazilian music. Their original compositions draw on the freestyle theatrics of hip-hop and Go-go music, the effortless beauty of Brazilian forró and choro, the earthiness of American roots music, and the improvisational spontaneity of jazz. Tickets are $50 for general seating. A cash bar by Michael's On East will be available.

94 Strings