Faith Wasson Quartet: Mozart Flute Quartets

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Faith Wasson, flute; Karis Dharmawirya, viola; Leigh Brown, cello; Emma Garnett, Violin

Mozart’s first three quartets were written in Mannheim, Germany between 1777 and 1782 at the request of amateur flutist Ferdinand De Jean who was introduced to Mozart by the well-known German violinist Christian Cannabich. Mozart first mentioned his quartets in a letter to his father, Leopold on December 10, 1777. The fourth quartet is believed to have been written for recreational purposes, as opposed to on commission.The work is thought to have been written sometime in 1786 or 1787, only a few years before the composer's death.

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Flute Quartets by Mozart:

Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K. 285

I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Rondo

Flute Quartet No. 2 in G major, K. 285a

I. Andante

II. Tempo di Menuetto

Flute Quartet No. 3 in C major, K. 285b

I. Allegro

II. Andantino

Flute Quartet No. 4 in A major, K. 298

I. Andantino

II. Menuetto & Trio

III. Rondo, Allegretto grazioso

Faith Wasson is an international performing artist, having performed throughout Europe and North America as an orchestral, chamber musician, and soloist. She is currently the piccolo/3rd flutist with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra. She also manages her own monthly chamber music series entitled, Flute with Faith & Friends, featuring an array of diverse repertoire and instrumentation. She teaches flute, piccolo and chamber music online and at her home in Glenside, PA. www.flutewithfaith.com

Emma Garnett

In addition to performing as a soloist and chamber musician, Emma enjoys running her private studio in Northwest Philadelphia, teaching violin and piano to students of all ages and skill levels, and collaborating with other Philadelphia musicians in a wide variety of performances around the city. 

Leigh Brown is a Philadelphia based cellist. In 2020 they received their Bachelor’s degree from Temple University and have returned to complete a Master’s degree, where they study with Amy Frost-Baumgarten of the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra. Recently they completed the triple premiere of three new operas with ENAensemble and currently perform with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra as co-principal cellist. They are a frequent guest artist in Faith Wasson's Flute with Faith & Friends series.

Karis Dharmawirya is a 17-year old violinist and senior at Phil-Mont Christian Academy. She currently studies the violin with Lee Snyder at Settlement Music School, where she also participates in the advanced study chamber program. Karis has been a Primavera Fund artist since 2018 and has played in masterclasses for Danielle Belen, Rachel Barton Pine, Michael Jorgenson, Sarita Kwok, and Francesca Depasquale. Over the past years, she has won the Outstanding Young Christian Artist competition, and has received the Eric Anderson Scholarship and Csehy Summer School of Music Honorable Mention and Award of Honor. Aside from violin, she enjoys calligraphy, writing poetry, and playing piano on her church's worship team.