The Hammond Performing Arts Series Presents the Boston Cello Quartet

Chestnut Hill, MA – March 3, 2014 – Saul Cohen, President of Hammond Residential Real Estate in Chestnut Hill, is pleased to announce that the Boston Cello Quartet will perform at the next Hammond Performing Arts Series concert on Sunday, March 30 at 3 p.m. at Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington.

The Boston Cello Quartet was founded by four cellists of the Boston Symphony Orchestra: Blaise Dejardin, Adam Esbensen, Mihail Jojatu and Alexandre Lecarme. This is the first time in the history of the Boston Symphony Orchestra that such a cello ensemble has been formed. Through virtuosic programming featuring their own arrangements of staples of the classical music repertoire, as well as jazz, contemporary works and even comic medleys, the four cellists aim to showcase the limitless possibilities of the instrument they love.

The Boston Cello Quartet’s first album, “Pictures,” was released in February 2013 and quickly rose to the Top 50 of the Top Classical Music albums on iTunes. In September 2013, the Boston Cello Quarter became the first chamber music group to be featured on ESPN and MLB.com, performing the national anthem and Metallica’s song “Enter Sandman” at Fenway Park, in honor of baseball legend Mariano Rivera. They also recorded Olivier Deriviere’s soundtrack for the videogame “Of Orcs and Men,” released in 2012.

The Hammond Performing Arts Series began in Chestnut Hill nineteen years ago as a way to provide talented musicians with performance opportunities and to enrich the cultural life of the communities that Hammond’s network of offices serve. The series proved so successful in Chestnut Hill that it has been expanded to Boston, Concord, Hingham, Lexington, and Weston.

Reservations for the March 30 concert are currently being accepted. If you are interested in attending, please call 781-263-1119 or email Lorraine Neofotistos at lneofotistos@HammondRE.com.

To learn more, please visit http://www.hammondre.com/community-outreach/performing-arts-series.html.