French persuasion: Serenata of Santa Fe

Violinists David Felberg and Ruxandra Marquardt, violist Shanti Randall, cellist Dana Winograd, and pianist Yi-heng Yang gather for this weekend’s concert by Serenata of Santa Fe, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 26. Yang performs three movements from Messiaen’s Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus, and all pitch in for Fauré’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor. Balancing these French works is Oculus pro oculo totum orbem terrae caecat (An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind), a string quartet of pacifist import that the American composer Alexandra du Bois wrote in 2003, during the leadup to the American invasion of Iraq. The concert takes place at First Presbyterian Church (208 Grant Ave.). Tickets ($15-$35) can be purchased by visiting www.serenata ofsantafe.org and at the door. — James M. Keller Yi-heng Yang