By The Dekker Centre

The Dekker Centre Presents the Amati Quartet

Apr 1, 2017 | 9:11 AM

The Dekker Centre Presents – The Amati Quartet.

Tickets $36.00 + gst and available here: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=dekkr

The University of Saskatchewan Amati Quartet performs on 17th century instruments crafted by the Amati family of Cremona, Italy, and collected by the late Stephen Kolbinson, one of Saskatchewan’s first homesteaders. The quartet of instruments (two violins, a viola and a cello) is unique in Canada, and one of only three sets in the world. In 1959, the collector sold the instruments to the University of Saskatchewan with the deep desire that these rare gems be shared with the people of Saskatchewan. Appointed by former university president Peter MacKinnon in August 2003, the members of the Amati Quartet are honoured to both represent the University of Saskatchewan and to bring to fruition the dreams of the visionary collector, Kolbinson.