The Brentano String Quartet Performs at the McCarton School
Julie Nusbaum and Lisa Splitlog, posted December 13, 2009.
New York, NY – On Dec. 13, 2009, dozens of families braved fierce winter weather to hear the Brentano String Quartet perform at the newly-located McCarton School in New York. The quartet wowed an auditorium of Music for Autism families with their warm sound and spellbinding performance. The members of the Brentano String Quartet are no strangers to critical acclaim. The London Times describes Brentano as “wonderful, selfless music-making.” In 1996, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center invited the quartet to be the inaugural members of Chamber Music Society Two, a program which has become a coveted distinction for chamber groups and individuals.
This was the first M4A concert at the McCarton School, and it was tremendously successful. The McCarton School provides an educational program for autistic children by using an integrated one-to-one model of therapy that is grounded in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) combined with speech and language therapy, motor skills training, and peer interaction.
“We were thrilled to host M4A. The happiness and smiles on the parents’ and children’s faces said it all,” said Cecelia McCarton, MD, McCarton School executive director and M4A board member, who generously underwrote the concert through M4A’s new concert underwriting program.
“We are grateful to be able to have concerts at the wonderful McCarton School, and having the Brentano String Quartet perform at our debut concert there was an extraordinary honor for us!” said Robert Accordino, M4A’s Executive Director. “It is a tremendous honor to be able to work with Dr. McCarton to serve those with autism and their families through our unique interactive programming.”
Nina Maria Lee, cellist of the Brentano String Quartet, was also very enthusiastic about her M4A performance experience, “Thanks so much for having us be a part of your wonderful organization. You are truly changing people’s lives, and it was more of an honor for us. You give these families opportunities that others take for granted.”
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