Something wonderful took place at the Roundhouse on Sunday afternoon, the capstone concert of the latest iteration of The Kessler Academy.

A project of Music On Main, the Academy places advanced string players alongside members of the Microcosmos String Quartet. Over an intense period of rehearsal, members of the quartet mentor the students as they prepare carefully selected works for public performance.

The Academy was created to honour the 100th birthday of Susan Kessler, one of Vancouver’s great music enthusiasts and widow of Jack Kessler, concertmaster of the late lamented CBC Radio Orchestra. The ensemble performs under the direction of Marc D’Estrubé, who leads as concertmaster, emphatically not as conductor. This is collaborative music making, chamber music on a large scale.

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