String Theory at the Hunter, in partnership with Lee University and the Hunter Museum of American Art, will welcome flutist Tara Helen O’Connor and guitarist Jason Vieaux for an evening of music that journeys from 18th-century France to modern-day Argentina. The concert, titled “Baroque to Buenos Aires,” will take place Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hunter Museum of American Art. 
  
“This program is a voyage across centuries and continents,” said Dr. Gloria Chien, String Theory founder and artistic director. “Tara and Jason bring such artistry and chemistry to the stage. Audiences will hear the intimate dialogue of flute and guitar travel from the elegance of Leclair to the fiery rhythms of Piazzolla.” 
  
The performance will include pieces such as Leclair’s Sonata in E Minor, Op. 9, Gary Schocker’s Mysterious Barcodes, Ravel’s Piece en Forme de Habanera, and Piazzolla’s ‍History of the Tango. 
  

O’Connor, who Art Mag has said “so embodies perfection on the flute that you’ll forget she is human,” is an Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, a two-time Grammy Award nominee, and, as a member of the New Millennium Ensemble, a recipient of the Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award. A Wm.S. Haynes artist, she was the first flutist selected to participate in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program and is currently a season artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and a member of the Windscape woodwind quintet. 
  
O’Connor serves as visiting associate professor of flute at the Yale School of Music and artistic director of the music from Angel Fire Festival. O’Connor has premiered hundreds of works and has appeared on numerous recordings and film and television soundtracks including Barbie, Respect, The Joker, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Only Murder in the Building, and Schmigadoon!. 
  

Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” 
Sought-after for his extensive concerto repertoire, Vieaux has performed with a long list of orchestras including Cleveland, Toronto, St. Louis, Houston, Columbus, and has made premiere recordings with the Nashville Symphony and the Norrköping Symphony. 
  
In 2011, Vieaux co-founded the guitar department at the Curtis Institute of Music with David Starobin. He has taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music for 25 years. Vieaux’s online Guitar School for Artistworks Inc. has hundreds of subscribers from all over the world, and he plays a guitar by Gernot Wagner made in Frankfurt. 
  
Prior to the concert, “Pregame with Bob” will take place at 5:45 p.m., in which Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Music Director Emeritus Bob Bernhardt will discuss the evening’s program, giving an in-depth look at the featured composers and works, including interviews with the artists.  
  
String Theory was founded in 2009 by Chien to expose new audiences to chamber music, invigorate the local classical scene, and cultivate a future generation of music lovers.  
  
This concert was generously sponsored by Compass Commissioning and Design. 
  
Tickets for the Tuesday evening performance are available until November 25 and are $54 for non-members, $42 for Hunter members, and $10 for students and music teachers with ID.  
  
To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit stringtheorymusic.org, contact [email protected], or call (423) 414-2525.