Violinist Nicholas Kitchen and cellist Yeesun Kim of the renowned Borromeo String Quartet, above, will perform in concert at Bates College Sunday, Nov. 2, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen, France’s most famous modern composer. They will be joined by clarinetist Derek Bermel and pianist Bruce Brubaker to perform Messiaen’s seminal “Quatuor pour la fin du temps” (“Quartet for the End of Time”) at 3 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Also on the program is Bach’s Violin Sonata in C Major and Maurice Ravel’s Duo for Violin and Cello. The concert is open to the public free of charge, though tickets are required. For reservations, call 786-6135 or e-mail [email protected].

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