Watch an exclusive clip from Cypress String Quartet's Inspired by America

Inspired by America — a dramatic blend of live chamber music, original film and spoken word — is a collaboration of the Cypress String Quartet, best-selling author Jacob Needleman, and Emmy Award-winning film producer Michael Schwarz. Praised for their interpretations of the classical repertoire, this young quartet is attracting new chamber music fans with its bold, innovative programming. When the Cypress String Quartet performed at the Lied Center in October 2004, the Lawrence Journal World praised the group’s "precision, their brilliant modulation of dynamics and tempo, their thoughtful selection of works and their exceptional communication with one another. "

Program: Dvor¹ák's "American" Quartet, Barber's "Adagio" and other contemporary selections that "symbolize the essence of America's continual forward progress."