What Makes it Great - Octet for Strings at Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum

2:00PM. Octet for Strings (E-flat Major, Op. 20) by Felix Mendelssohn performed by the Harlem Quartet. Rob Kapilow—conductor, composer, author, and NPR and PBS music commentator—unravels and explores great musical masterpieces with audiences and performers on stage, asking What Makes It Great? He takes listeners inside the music, unraveling, slowing down, and recomposing key passages to hear why a piece is so extraordinary. Next, the piece is performed in its entirety, followed by a question and answer session. Tickets: 973.971.3706. https://morrismuseum.org/special-performances/. Reserved Seating.