Rasa String Quartet

Rasa String Quartet presents “Journey and Transformation” at the BMC Friday, December 13.

The 7 p.m. concert will feature a program that evokes longing and nostalgia for distant places and cherished memories. From William Grant Still’s tender mermaid fairytale to composers’ reflections on faraway homelands and the lively melodies of a Haydn quartet, this concert will invite audiences to reconnect with the beloved stories that shaped their past.

Performing will be Emma Powell and Maura Shawn, violin; Kiyoshi Hayashi, viola; and Mina Kim, cello. The program includes Prince and the Mermaid Korean Lullaby by William Grant Still; String Quartet No. 3 “Cape Breton Set” by Graham Cohen; Pushpulling by Donnacha Dennehy; Cuimhne by Christine Hedden; String Quartet No. 64 in D Major, Op 76, No 5 by Joseph Haydn.