Salisbury School is pleased to host Brooklyn Rider as the featured artists of the 2012 Billingsley Lecture Series.

 

About the Artists

 

The adventurous, genre-defying string quartet Brooklyn Rider combines a wildly eclectic repertoire with a gripping performance style that is attracting legions of fans and drawing critical acclaim from classical, world and rock critics.  NPR credits Brooklyn Rider with “recreating the 300-year-old form of string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble.”  The musicians play in venues as varied as Joe’s Pub and Alice Tully Hall in New York City, Todai-ji Temple in Japan, Library of Congress, San Francisco Jazz and the South By Southwest Festival. Through creative programming and global collaborations, Brooklyn Rider illuminates music for its audiences in ways that are “stunningly imaginative” (Lucid Culture). 

 

The Walter Brown Billingsley ’82 Memorial Lecture Series

The Walter Brown Billingsley ’82 Memorial Lecture Series was established in 1988 to honor the memory of Salisbury alumnus Walter Billingsley ’82, who died in an automobile accident. Its purpose is to expose the school community to a wide range of inspirational speakers.  Previous presenters include Pulitzer Prize winners Doris Kearns Goodwin, Anna Quindlen and David Halberstam; scientist Dr. Robert Ballard, Poet Laureate Billy Collins and educator and coach Joe Ehrmann.