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Yuan Qing Yu and Ken Olsen play a Passacaglia by Halvorsen
Despite our season's cancellation due to the current health crisis, Civitas Ensemble members are determined to help heal spirits through assembled performances. Yuan-Qing Yu and Ken Olsen collaborated here to perform Johan Halvorsen’s Passacaglia for Violin and Viola from their respective homes!

Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”: III. Presto
Civitas members Yuan-Qing Yu (violin), Ken Olsen (cello) and Winston Choi (piano) perform live in Allen Recital Hall at DePaul University’s Holtschneider Performance Center (January 31, 2020).
Holtschneider Performance Center, Allen Recital Hall. DePaul University

Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”: II. Largo assai ed espressivo
Civitas members Yuan-Qing Yu (violin), Ken Olsen (cello) and Winston Choi (piano) perform live in Allen Recital Hall at DePaul University’s Holtschneider Performance Center (January 31, 2020).
Holtschneider Performance Center, Allen Recital Hall. DePaul University

Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20: VI. Andante con moto alla marcia — Presto
Civitas members Yuan-Qing Yu (violin), J. Lawrie Bloom (clarinet), Ken Olsen (cello) and Winston Choi (piano) perform live in Allen Recital Hall at DePaul University’s Holtschneider Performance Center (January 31, 2020). Guest artists: Alex Hanna (Bass), Miles Manner (bassoon), Wei-Ting Kuo (viola), Gail Williams (horn).
Holtschneider Performance Center, Allen Recital Hall. DePaul University